This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Hiba Press_Fez Office
Heba Press has learned from a well-informed source that the Fez Financial Crimes Court continues to examine the financial and administrative corruption case pursued by Jamal Masoudi, the parliamentarian and former head of the Taza group of the Justice and Development Party, alongside two other people.
The case, which concerns the embezzlement of public funds and the falsification of official documents, has been postponed several times due to the absence of the legal representative of the Taza group, which also belongs to the same party, despite his official summons.
According to the same source, the president of the governing body estimated during the sessions that this repeated absence without legal justification could be considered as contempt of judicial decisions, punishable by law with penalties ranging up to imprisonment and the fine.
The court issued a warning to the legal representative, warning him of the consequences of his failure to appear at the next hearing.
The same source added that the investigating judge had referred Al-Masoudi to the criminal court of first instance in case he was released after paying a bail of two million centimes, along with two other people involved in the case. While the sessions continued, the Taza territorial group was summoned to become a civil party in the trial against Al-Masoudi and his associates.
It is expected that the next session to examine this case will be held on December 17, pending the position of the civil party and the court proceedings regarding the absence of the legal representative of the Taza group.
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