Lawyer and human rights defender Noufel Baameri expressed his regret at the reactions that have attempted to politicize the decision of the investigating judge in Rabat to prosecute Mr. Maati Monjib while on release and “to attribute it to non-existent influences in reality.”
Those who hold such a discourse are in a surprising contradiction given that they advocate the independence of justice and, at the same time, label as “teleguided” the decisions of justice taken freely depending on the circumstances of each case, Baameri told MAP.
In his opinion, this contradiction exposes the true intentions of these parties who seek to adapt the Judiciary to their political liking, while it is a full authority and a strong and independent institution under the Constitution.
Contrary to the allegations, the decision of the investigating judge is based on a constitutional and legal point of view as it falls fully within the competence of this magistrate, the lawyer explained. The decision is based on the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, which provides alternatives to the deprivation of liberty such as the withdrawal of passport and the closure of borders, which has been applied in the case of Mr. Monjib, he added.
“The statements of Maati Monjib in reaction to this decision are inadmissible because Morocco has a clear legal, legislative and institutional framework, especially at the level of the security institution which has demonstrated its effectiveness in the fight against terrorism and Covid-19,” Baameri explained.
“His claims that there is a secret political police” is an attempt to undermine this institution, to nullify its action and to involve it in a political struggle that is not its concern, he said.
These allegations are rebutted by the fact that the security institution is placed under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor and is thus submitted, in its action, to the law and higher authority, as well as by the reforms it has experienced, Baameri stated.
This is an anti-reform and provocative discourse against the institutions that aims to minimize all the work undertaken by Morocco, since the launch of the process of equity and reconciliation and the legislative legal, judicial and security reforms, the lawyer said, questioning the true motives for the use of such a political discourse against an internationally respected institution.
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