Moroccan Public Prosecution: Financial corruption threatens stability and hinders development policy

Morocco’s Chief Public Prosecutor, Hisham El-Balawi, said that public money crimes undermine the foundations of economic development and social stability in the country, in light of demonstrations organized by the “Generation Z212” movement, which demands a set of reforms, most notably the fight against corruption.

Al-Balawi’s statements came in a speech on the occasion of the opening of specialized training courses in financial crimes, held in the capital, Rabat, from October 27 to 29, targeting judges and judicial police officers, according to a statement by the Public Prosecution.

The Chief Prosecutor indicated that the mission of protecting public funds aims primarily to preserve the rights of society, by consolidating the values ​​of integrity and transparency and enhancing citizen confidence in public institutions.

He pointed out that continuous training and specialization in this field is a strategic and inevitable choice that should be adhered to and given priority in order to keep pace with legal developments.

In the same context, Al-Balawi explained that crimes affecting public funds are not limited to mere material losses, but go beyond that, as they undermine the foundations of economic development and social stability.

Demonstrations and reforms

These statements come in conjunction with demonstrations organized by the Generation Z 212 movement, to demand reform of education and health and the fight against corruption, while the government renewed its readiness for dialogue with them, and accelerated social projects.

A few days ago, the government allocated 140 billion dirhams ($14 billion) to the education and health sectors during the coming year, in addition to creating more than 27,000 job opportunities for the benefit of the public and private sectors.

The movement organized demonstrations during the period extending from September 27th to October 9th of this year, to stop temporarily, and then the movement decided to organize them during the coming period, every Saturday.

Young people from what is known as “Generation Z” who were born between the mid-1990s and the first years of this century, at the height of the modern technology and Internet revolution, participated in the demonstrations.