Keywords: Prosecution


Morocco elections 2026: electoral complaints fall by more than 60 percent

Morocco’s September 23, 2026 legislative elections generated significantly fewer complaints than the previous parliamentary vote, according to figures presented by the country’s Public Prosecution. A total of 403 complaints were registered in connection with the election, compared with 1,071......

Lyon woman charged after death of three-year-old child in suspected poisoning case

French prosecutors have charged a 35-year-old woman in connection with the death of her three-year-old son in Lyon, as investigators continue to examine the circumstances surrounding the child's fatal poisoning. The woman was formally charged on Thursday and placed in pretrial detention, according......

Germany charges 68-year-old man accused of drugging and assaulting women met online

German prosecutors have charged a 68-year-old man over allegations that he drugged, sexually assaulted and recorded multiple women he had met through online platforms, authorities announced on Tuesday. The Berlin prosecutor’s office said the suspect faces accusations of 22 cases of rape, along......

Former Pop Star Gary Glitter charged over historic child sexual offence allegations

British prosecutors have filed new criminal charges against former pop singer Gary Glitter, whose legal name is Paul Gadd, in connection with alleged child sexual offences dating back nearly five decades. The charges were announced by the Crown Prosecution Service on Thursday and relate to alleged offences......

UK man jailed over online encouragement of suicide case linked to Discord

A British court has sentenced a man to prison after he was found guilty of encouraging a vulnerable young man in the United States to take his own life during an online interaction on the messaging platform Discord. The defendant, 21-year-old Dylan Phelan, admitted to encouraging harmful behaviour against......

Rabat becomes the permanent headquarters of the African Prosecutors Association

Morocco has strengthened its judicial positioning on the African continent with the official inauguration in Rabat of the permanent headquarters of the African Prosecutors Association (APA). The ceremony was chaired by the Prosecutor General of the King before the Court of Cassation and President of......

Prosecutors seek 30 years in France stabbing case

Prosecutors in France have requested a 30-year prison sentence for a 32-year-old Moroccan national accused of stabbing his former partner multiple times in a violent attack that nearly cost her life. The trial is taking place before the criminal court of Finistère in western France. The prosecution......

Moroccan public prosecutor emphasizes mandatory medical exams for detainees

The Moroccan Ministry of Public Prosecution has issued a new directive reinforcing the mandatory medical examination of all detainees. The circular, addressed to public prosecutors across the country, aims to strengthen the protection of detainees’ rights and ensure compliance with national and......

German far-right MP charged over alleged Nazi salute in parliament

Berlin — German prosecutors announced on Monday that a lawmaker from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been formally charged in connection with an alleged Nazi salute made inside the national parliament. According to the public prosecutor’s office in Berlin, the......