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New Straits Times
02-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Morocco ex-football club chief jailed for fraud
RABAT, (Morocco) :A Moroccan court sentenced the former president of Moroccan football club Raja Casablanca to five years in prison on fraud charges on Tuesday, his lawyer said. Mohamed Boudrika, a former lawmaker for the ruling National Rally of Independents, was found guilty of fraud, use of forged documents and "issuing cheques without sufficient funds", lawyer Lotfi Youssef told AFP. He was also fined 500,000 dirhams (around $56,000). Boudrika had been extradited from Germany earlier this year to stand trial. He had been held in custody in Hamburg since July 2024 after an international arrest warrant was issued by Moroccan authorities. His predecessor at the helm of Raja Casablanca, Aziz El Badraoui, has been in custody since February last year awaiting trial on corruption charges. — AFP
The Sun
02-07-2025
- The Sun
Morocco ex-football club chief jailed 5 years for fraud
RABAT: A Moroccan court has sentenced Mohamed Boudrika, former president of football club Raja Casablanca, to five years in prison for fraud. The verdict was confirmed by his lawyer, Lotfi Youssef, who spoke to AFP on Tuesday. Boudrika, a former lawmaker for the ruling National Rally of Independents, was convicted of fraud, using forged documents, and issuing cheques without sufficient funds. In addition to the prison term, he was fined 500,000 dirhams (approximately $56,000). The ex-club chief was extradited from Germany earlier this year after Moroccan authorities issued an international arrest warrant. He had been detained in Hamburg since July 2024. His predecessor at Raja Casablanca, Aziz El Badraoui, remains in custody since February 2024, awaiting trial on corruption charges.
