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On Thursday, May 22, 2025, a council of government was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Aziz Akhannouch, devoted to a sectoral presentation, to the deliberation of a certain number of projects of legal texts, the examination of international agreements and the examination of appointments of appointments in positions of responsibility in accordance with article 92 of the Constitution.
At the start of the council’s work, the Prime Minister emphasized the draft decree relating to the methods of applying alternative sentences, explaining that this project follows the previous approval by the government of law n ° 43.22 relating to alternative sentences, which will come into force in August.
In this context, the Prime Minister explained that this draft decree is part of the completion of the implementation of the reform of justice, which is of great interest to His Majesty King Mohammed VI, that God assists him, who has always called, in his various speeches and directives, to a new criminal policy, based on the revision and harmonization of the law and the penal procedure, and developments, in particular those relating to the development of criminal policy through approaches promoting rehabilitation and integration within society, in addition to the reduction in the question of prison overcrowding.
At the end of his speech, the Prime Minister thanked the Minister of Justice for the coordination of the implementation of this project and all the government and non -governmental sectors, in particular the Higher Council of Judicial Power, the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the General Delegation of Penitentiary and Reintegration, for their considerable efforts, stressing that the Government will mobilize all its resources to support the implementation of this project, Through them all their sectors, to mobilize more and to commit to support the success of the implementation of the project.
The Council of Government then deliberated and approved the draft decree n ° 2.25.386 relating to the methods of application of alternative sentences, presented by Abdellatif Wahbi, Minister of Justice.
This project is part of the implementation of the provisions of Law No. 43.22 relating to the application of alternative sentences, which aims to strengthen the criminal justice system, to develop the mechanisms for applying penalties, to reduce pressure on overcrowded prisons and to promote the reintegration of condemned in society by adopting more human approaches in the treatment of unveil offenses.
This draft decree aims to implement the provisions of articles 1-647 and 13-647 of the code of criminal procedure, in order to deal with all aspects linked to the organization of the skills of the Directorate of the prison administration in monitoring the execution of alternative sentences at the central and local level, as well as to determine the methods of management of the electronic file. The project also aims to harmonize the various actors involved in the execution of alternative penalties and to ensure optimal coordination between them in order to guarantee an optimal execution of these sentences.
Subsequently, the Council of Government followed a presentation on international agreements and the bills relating to it, presented by Abdellatif Wahbi, Minister of Justice, on behalf of Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan expatriates:
Agreement on the transfer of convicts between the government of the kingdom of Morocco and the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed in Riyadh on November 13, 2024, and bill No. 10.25 approving the aforementioned agreement.
Judicial mutual aid agreement in criminal matters between the government of the kingdom of Morocco and the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed in Riyadh on November 13, 2024, and bill n ° 13.25 Approval of the aforementioned agreement.
