Bayt Al Hikma on the affair of the Moroccan citizen “Karim Zenagui”

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The Bayt Al Hikma Association followed up on the developments of the misdemeanour lawsuit No. 2020/2101/920, in which Qatari investors are suing Karim Zenagui and his financial expert Ahmed Belkhayat Zougari as a preliminary ruling No. 23/11/2021, which was issued by the Court of First Instance in Rabat, condemned Zenagui to three years of unsuspended imprisonment and “unrealistic” compensation to his Qatari partners, estimated at 95 million dirhams on charges of “embezzlement, fraud and breach of trust.”
Zougari was also convicted in the same lawsuit by the Court of First Instance which sentenced him with 12 months in prison and a fine of 10 million dirhams.

While emphasizing the respect for the independence of the judiciary and the rulings issued in the name of His Majesty the King and the law, Bayt Al Hikma stresses the principle of equality before the law and the need to respect human and national principles and values as well as local and international legal rules to protect Morocco’s economy and reputation of its tourism.

The association considers that the role of justice is indispensable in protecting the business climate and the national economy, and defending the reputation of both Moroccan investors and the Moroccan kingdom.

The association denounces the defamation campaign that has accompanied the case since its inception and the insistence on linking one of the parties to the case with a person close to the Royal Court. This means that there are parties that sought to link it with influence peddling and abuse of the Royal Court although the latter has nothing to do with it.

The association is surprised by the change in the nature of the dispute from commercial to misdemeanour despite the fact that all of the case’s documents that were reviewed indicated that the commercial courts had ruled not to accept the lawsuits filed against Zenagui because of their inconsistency. This raises suspicions about the real motive behind moving such cases for purposes that go beyond ordinary commercial disputes to objectives whose purpose may be to disrupt a growing Moroccan development effort or may be intended to slander institutions and undermine the country’s tourist reputation.

The association expresses its fear of exploiting such cases against Moroccan investors in order to succumb to the whims of foreign parties that harm the reputation of Moroccan tourism, especially that Zenagui, the accused in the lawsuit, revealed that “there is an intention to take revenge on him for his refusal to turn the “NamasKar Palace” into a “brothel” and hotbed for illegal behaviour which greatly destroys the dignity of Moroccan girls and women.” Zenagui, who is the manager of Namaskar Palace, took account of the seriousness of the matter and urged his Qatari partner “not to repeat these illegal behaviours that are criminalized by national law and can be considered as exploitation of Moroccan women and human trafficking.

In consideration of the aforementioned and in fulfilment of the right and law, the association calls for the following:

– Opening an investigation by the responsible authority in the judicial authority into the merits of the follow-up and the issued verdict.
– Stopping the judicial follow-up against the main accused in the lawsuit, rehabilitating him, and considering the provisions of the commercial judiciary in the case.
– Taking the necessary measures by the concerned authorities to protect the reputation of Morocco’s tourism and economy.
– Implementing legal rules to protect Moroccan women from sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
– Activating injunctive laws to put an end to defamation of national sovereign institutions and people.

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