Public Prosecution pushes for further investigation into the Qatar World Cup ticket controversy

Public Prosecution pushes for further investigation into the Qatar World Cup ticket controversy
Tuesday 9 May 2023 - 14:00

On suspicion of selling tickets on the black market, two individuals allegedly involved in the Qatar World Cup ticket tampering controversy appeared before the King’s public prosecutor on Monday.

A radio host from a private radio station and Mohamed El Hidaoui, president of the Olympic Club Safi’s Football Club and a representative of the National Rally of Independence (RMI), appeared before the Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal of Casablanca.

Hespress AR was informed by judicial sources that the King’s Public Prosecutor had listened to the two suspects before deciding to deliver the file to further the investigation.

The same sources claim that the National Division was given orders by the Public Prosecution Office of the Casablanca Appeal Court to further the investigation, suggesting that further investigation into other parties may be possible happen.

The two people stated above were the subject of an investigation after a preliminary search revealed that they were among those encouraging the unlawful collection of the tickets and sale of them in Qatar for inflated prices.

The investigation included collecting testimonies from a group of people who obtained these tickets for a high fee, and tracking how the ticket selling was promoted through the black market.

The National Division of the Judicial Police, working under the supervision of the Public Prosecution, continues its pursuit to identify everyone involved in this case.

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