25-04-2025
Ex-Raja President Boudrika Handed Over to Moroccan Authorities
Mohamed Boudrika, the former MP and president of Raja Club Athletic, has finally landed in Morocco after being extradited from Germany where he'd been holed up in custody since July 2024.
Escorted by Moroccan police who flew to Frankfurt to collect him, Boudrika touched down at Casablanca's Mohammed V International Airport last Thursday – bringing an end to his eight-month legal limbo in Europe.
The 42-year-old was nabbed at Hamburg Airport last summer under an international arrest warrant issued by Rabat. He's accused of a list of crime including issuing bounced checks, fraud, swindling, and document forgery.
In February, Germany's top court in Hamburg gave the green light for his extradition. The country's Federal Office of Justice then rubber-stamped the handover after ironing out the legal details.
Now back in Morocco, Boudrika was transferred to Ain Sebaa prison – commonly known as Oukacha where he will remain in custody pending further investigations and trial.
Attempts by his legal team to halt the extradition through Germany's Constitutional Court were ultimately unsuccessful. His case will now proceed under the Moroccan judicial system.
Boudrika, who previously served as an MP before being stripped of his parliamentary mandate by Morocco's Constitutional Court in January, has now been taken to Ain Sebaa prison – commonly known as Oukacha. He is expected to appear before an investigative judge at Casablanca's Court of Appeal to face the charges, chief among them issuing bad checks.
In a prior ruling, Boudrika was convicted in absentia by the Ain Sebaa court and handed a one-year suspended sentence along with a fine of MAD 232,500.
Further legal proceedings will now unfold on Moroccan soil. Tags: Mohamed BoudrikaRaja Athletic Club
