Eight health workers have appeared at the Court of Appeal in Casablanca, Sunday, for a preliminary hearing over involvement in a case of fraud and human trafficking. The workers include five people linked to the famous plastic surgeon’s clinic, Hassan Tazi, and his wife.
The criminal charges the suspects are facing include creating a criminal gang in order to collect money from donors, according to a statement issued by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) on Sunday.
DGSN’s investigation revealed that the suspects told their victims that the collected money would be used to cover hospitalization costs in the clinic where most of the suspects work.
Additional criminal charges the suspects are facing include bribery, participating in recording and distributing photos of people without their consent as well as forging official documents.
No verdict has been decided so far about the case, but police put five defendants in custody for further investigations to determine the circumstances of the case and its ramifications.
The remaining defendants were subjected to judicial investigation before being brought to court.
Last month, the National Division of Judicial Police arrested 31 suspects working for Morocco’s Health Ministry for being involved in fraud cases.
Police investigations further revealed the involvement of a group of executives, employees, and engineers working in central and regional instances of the health sector in fraud in a set of public contracts.
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