Morocco: Minister Delegate Fatima Saadi Clarifies Decade-Old Court Ruling Over Public Domain Enforcement in Al Hoceima

صحافة بلادي — Sahafat Bladi —Following recent claims circulated across certain media outlets and social platforms regarding a judicial case dating back nearly ten years and linked toMinister Delegate in charge of Housing and Urban Policy, Fatima Saadi, official legal records clarify the factual and institutional context of the file.

Contrary to allegations that the case involved“encroachment on private property,”the proceedings strictly concerned the legal procedure forreclaiming and protecting the municipal public domainin accordance with applicable Moroccan law duringFatima Saadi’s tenure as President of the Municipal Council of Al Hoceima.

The legal action fell squarely within the exercise ofSaadi’s official duties and institutional responsibilitiesasMayor of the Municipality of Al Hoceimaat the time, and bore no relation whatsoever to anypersonal dispute or private gain.

Moreover, the judicial process concluded with afinal and definitive court ruling acquitting Fatima Saadiof all charges andordering the complainant to bear the court costs, as established by the official court records of the case.