This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Abdel Latif Baraka
The social housing program for people with modest incomes in Agadir, which was determined according to the collective agreement signed between the departments concerned and represents an amount of 140,000 dirhams for the beneficiaries, was the subject of a major robbery by brokers linked to certain real estate developers. in the region.
These brokers are involved in the seizure of this type of housing, since a real estate company has seized more than 500 apartments from the program, which is an example of the theft in which some other companies are involved, which continue to seize this program without control nor responsibility. .
The Imrane Foundation of Agadir resorted to justice, where it filed a complaint against a renowned real estate company, but the case has been circulating for years in court without any significant result.
So far, the Foundation has failed to recover 580 apartments sold under suspicious circumstances, raising questions about the inaction of the ministry, guardian of the housing sector.
According to exclusive sources, the Heba Press newspaper has obtained information indicating the involvement of a number of names involved in the program, as the regulations prepared by these raisers are signed, which raises questions about the type of relationships they have with these companies.
A scandal was revealed concerning a property theft of 500 apartments in the Tadart Anza district and another in the Mohammadi district which seized 379 apartments.
Thefts of this type of housing have also continued illegally, because the agreements signed between the Urban Foundation and real estate developers are not respected and the cases are not handled by the competent regional committee.
Judicial sources indicate the involvement of a former manager of the Al-Omran Foundation, who still controls the files remotely for fear of an explosion in the case.
This official committed a number of violations in all projects and agreements related to social housing, facilitating theft in these projects.
This official accumulated immense wealth and became illegally wealthy, pumping huge sums of money into the bank accounts of his relatives and associates.
Before leaving office, he forced certain developers to pay a million dirhams under the table in exchange for ease in implementing agreements related to social housing.
We still do not understand how the construction department of the Agadir Idaoutnan prefecture facilitated these developers’ rapid access to housing permits for completed and unfinished projects, thus serving their personal interests.
The governor of the region, Mr. Saeed Amzazi, is required to investigate these violations and conduct a comprehensive audit of the properties of the employees involved in the program and the reasons for handing over licenses to these developers.
The real estate developers involved in the social housing program choose to ignore the brokers, persuaded to pay 140,000 dirhams in a guaranteed check, in addition to the 11 million centimes under the table.
As a result, these entrepreneurs make huge profits, transferring part of the money to their bank accounts or hoarding it as “cash” in the luxury villas or apartments they own in different cities in Morocco.
According to information obtained by the newspaper, the reason for the hesitation of the latest flights is due to the recent transition movement carried out by the Ministry of the Interior, which included the appointment of a new secretary general and the governor of the region, Saeed. Amzazi.
These officials must investigate these violations and hold accountable all those involved in public housing thefts.
In this context, the Chairman and Managing Director of Al-Omran Group, Mr. Hosni Al-Ghazawi, is awaiting a detailed report on this dangerous operation.
Also, Ms. Fatima Al-Zahraa Al-Mansouri, the minister responsible for the housing sector, cannot accept this thorny question. If a thorough investigation is opened into the case by a specialized commission, it will reveal more violations, such as corruption and illicit enrichment to the detriment of public funds and the interests of citizens who were supposed to benefit from social housing, but who have not set foot there. in his apartments.
