Franco-Malian sought by Interpol for murder arrested in Ouled Teïma
A 25-year-old French national of Malian origin, wanted by Interpol for wilful homicide, was arrested on Saturday in Ouled Teïma, province of Taroudant.
Arrest of international suspect in Ouled Teïma
A 25-year-old man, of French nationality and Malian origin, was apprehended on Saturday 7 November at around 14:00 in the El Korssi district, in Ouled Teïma, in the province of Taroudant, reports barlamane.com. The suspect was the subject of a Red Notice issued by Interpol at the request of French judicial authorities for wilful homicide.
The individual had entered Moroccan territory on 9 September through the port of Nador, approximately two months before his arrest in this municipality situated in the heart of the Souss agricultural plain.
Red Notice: Interpol's highest level of alert
The Red Notice constitutes the highest level of alert of the international criminal police organisation. It requires law enforcement forces of the 196 member states to locate the person in question and to proceed with his provisional arrest with a view to possible extradition. Its issuance is based on an arrest warrant or court decision issued by the requesting state.
Morocco joined Interpol in 1957. Its central national bureau, based in Rabat, is answerable to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and ensures coordination with foreign police forces for the execution of notices.
Franco-Moroccan legal framework
Under French law, murder is punishable by thirty years' penal servitude. Paris and Rabat are linked by an extradition convention signed on 18 April 2008. The criminal chamber of the Moroccan Court of Cassation rules on extradition requests made by foreign states.
Source: Google News MA — Crime (fr)