Kénitra: Judicial inquiry into PJD candidate's allegations of drug trafficking financing elections
The public prosecutor of Kénitra opened an investigation following statements by a PJD candidate referring to 270 tonnes of drugs linked to the electoral process.
Investigation in Kénitra following statements on drug financing of elections
The public prosecutor of the king at the Court of Appeal of Kénitra announced the opening of a judicial investigation, according to Google News MA — Crime (fr), following the circulation on social media of a statement attributed to a candidate in the forthcoming legislative elections.
In an official statement, the prosecutor's office indicated that it had ordered this investigation as part of its remit to monitor the proper conduct of the ballot, in order to establish the exact circumstances of the statement and to take appropriate legal measures to preserve the integrity of the electoral process.
Available information identifies Mostafa El Ibrahimi, candidate of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) in the Kénitra constituency, as the author of the remarks. During a party meeting in the city, he had referred to a quantity of drugs of 270 tonnes, presented as potentially being used to influence the elections.
El Ibrahimi had stated that whoever distributed such a quantity "could not only buy a polling station or a rural municipality, but could buy the polling station, the municipality, Parliament and the government".
The public prosecutor's office clarified that the investigation aims to clarify the circumstances of this statement and to ensure the proper application of the law, without further comment at this stage.
Source: Google News MA — Crime (fr)