20-05-2025
Ouahbi reveals past deal between accused professor and ex-Minister of Justice
During a parliamentary session held on Tuesday to discuss Bill No. 03.23—which amends and supplements Law No. 22.01 on criminal procedure—Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi brought up a controversial case involving the scandal over the sale of master's degrees at Ibn Zohr University in Agadir.
Ouahbi revealed that the university professor accused in the case had previously signed a partnership agreement with a former Minister of Justice as part of an anti-corruption association. «The scandal that occurred at Agadir University—well, I have an agreement at the Ministry of Justice signed by the head of this association [referring to the accused professor] and a former Minister of Justice to combat corruption», Ouahbi told members of Parliament.
He added that he is willing to make the partnership agreement public.
The minister's remarks came as part of his defense of the bill's new provisions, which prohibit associations from filing complaints related to crimes involving public funds—a move that sparked considerable debate in Parliament.
Ouahbi also rejected amendments proposed by some parliamentarians to Articles 3 and 7 of the draft civil procedure law, which would allow civil society organizations to pursue corruption cases.
