After the angry king, the businessman king. The French magazine Marianne continues to destroy the image that Moroccan propaganda tries to attach to Mohammed VI, falsely presented as a monarch disinterested in power, accessible and close to the people. This time, the media describes a Mohammed VI who is so business-minded that he “ made his subjects his clients”.
The royal holding company, writes the French magazine based on new testimonies from those close to the royal palace in Rabat, “ has rounded up all the powerful companies in the country to the point of creating a monopoly that is not very attractive for the Moroccan economy..
According to the same media, the fortune of King Mohammed VI would be much more substantial than the 6 billion euros attributed to him by the American magazine Forbes in 2015. A fortune which “ drinks from innumerable sources » at a time when, we read in the article, 63% of Moroccans declared that they “lacked food before the end of each month”.
The king’s financial affairs, like the entire Moroccan economy, are managed by Mounir Majidi, the other ” TRUE “ royal advisor with Fouad Ali El Hima. The latter takes care of security and foreign affairs and Majidi of everything related to finance and economics. King Mohammed VI does not converse with his two main advisors, but he gives them orders, underlines the magazine.
After speaking with several of her relatives, Marianne draws the conclusion that Mohamed VI “ is a mortal like any other, proud of his limitless power” and he “ has nothing to do with the good nature that we attribute to him”.
The French magazine Marianne makes new revelations about Mohamed VI
In an article published last week, Marianne reported testimonies describing an angry king, who does not hesitate to beat his collaborators and who is behind the repression which falls on opponents, independent journalists and subjects who demand better living conditions.
Marianne’s witnesses continue their description, far from being complimentary. We learn that Hassan II once said of his son that he is a “ chromosomal error » because of his such a pronounced penchant for alcohol and partying”.
Mohammed VI now has the reputation of a party animal, a king who does not work. In 2022, he was credited with 200 days of vacation spent away from his kingdom where he only returned “ to target his last political opponents or recalcitrant journalists”.
During the king’s absences, all of Morocco comes to a standstill, since Mohamed VI does not delegate any of his powers. Thus, diplomats wait several months to take up their new functions while their assignments are recorded and new hospitals sometimes remain closed for years, awaiting their inauguration which must be done by the king in person.
If the sovereign is absent so much, it is mainly to have fun and party. Marianne recalls that he took the German pop star Lou Bega on his private jet for his 38th birthday (in 2001), asking him in the middle of the night to sing him the song “ Just a Gigolo ».
He also underlines that with the three German-Moroccan pugilists “ to the criminal record provided »the Azaitar brothers who have become his closest friends since 2018, “ Mohamed VI does not work, sleeps little ».
