The Public Prosecutor’s office has opened a high-profile case involving prominent figures close to the Al-Radi family, well-known in the Gharb region. This follows the discovery of a car loaded with drugs and weapons.
The Public Prosecutor’s action comes after thorough investigations by the National Brigade, uncovering details surrounding the drug-laden car found in the outskirts of Meknes months ago. The car contained a quantity of cocaine and forged documents.
The security investigation focused on three suspects: former parliamentarian Yassine Al-Radi, Youssef El-Shamak, the mayor of Sidi Yahya Gharb, and a third individual with political connections to the other defendants. They were presented before the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal in Kenitra, who referred the case to an investigating judge for further questioning and legal proceedings.
According to preliminary information, the Public Prosecutor presented compelling evidence of the defendants’ involvement. As a result, they are being investigated while on probation, with two under judicial supervision, pending further investigations and a final judicial ruling.
Al-Radi and his associates are accused of fabricating the “drug and weapons car” case against their political opponent, Abdelouahed Khalouki, the former president of the Sidi Slimane regional council. Khalouki was previously convicted in the same case, before new evidence and facts overturned the situation and led to the reopening of this controversial case.
Khalouki maintained his innocence throughout his trial, asserting that he was the victim of a conspiracy by his political rivals who fabricated charges against him using forgery and deception.
The defendants are scheduled to appear before the investigating judge for a detailed hearing on October 14th. The case stems from a political conflict in the Sidi Slimane region, where Khalouki accuses the Idris Al-Radi family of orchestrating successive plots to politically undermine him.
