Remote Trial: 52 Prisons Equipped with High-Speed Internet

The Ministry of Justice has started equipping 52 prisons with high-speed internet until October 23, with a view to improving the remote trial system.

Under the memorandum of understanding signed with the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) on September 7, relating to the remote trial system, this service was implemented in 32 establishments, while work is underway to generalize this service in the rest, said the Ministry of Justice in a press release.

In this context, the ministry equipped, in an experimental phase, the courtrooms of the jurisdictions under the judicial district of Marrakech and Safi with high quality mobile digital cameras, noted the same source, adding that the ministry plans to generalize this approach to all courtrooms devoted to remote trials in all courts of the Kingdom.

This initiative is part of the efforts made by the Ministry of Justice to ensure the continuity of judicial services, while preserving the health security of all actors (judges, civil servants, prisoners).

This experiment was launched on April 27, 2020 in consultation with the Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ), the presidency of the public prosecution and the stakeholders in the justice system, wrote the press release, specifying that the ministry has mobilized all its human, logistical and technical capacities to ensure the success of this initiative.

The same source noted that a total of 9,283 hearings were held remotely by the courts of the Kingdom until October 23, adding that 60,774 verdicts were given during this period and that 5,626 detainees were released.