Public Prosecutor: Thami Bennani's murder was confirmed

The Public Prosecutor of the Court of Appeal in Casablanca surprised audiences present at today’s trial by asserting that the crime committed against Thami Bennani has been proven and confirmed.

Today, during a court hearing for the defendants in the murder case dating back to 2007, the public prosecutor confirmed that the young man’s murder stands unchanged, indicating that his head was found severed from his body, which was covered in bruises.

The Deputy General Prosecutor highlighted that the place where the crime was re-enacted is not the same as the place where the body was found, indicating that the accused culprits left the victim and quickly fled the scene.

Benanni’s pants were torn as a result of dragging the body, according to the autopsy report, which concluded that the victim was subjected to severe physical violence.

The Deputy General Prosecutor demanded the maximum sentences for the defendants, who are currently under custody, and are held in the Oukacha prison.

The civil party requested the court to re-investigate the incident, with a petition to locate the culprits’ parents’ locations at the time of the crime, to investigation allegation they helped their children cover up the crime and avoid punishment.

Thami Bennani’s ‘s mother welcomed the prosecutor’s assertion of a murder, finally reaching a painful yet somewhat relieving catharsis, after she spent 16 years trying to bring her son’s case to light.

“Today, we heard data from the deputy public prosecutor, where he acknowledged the contradictions, phone locations, and the conflicting statements of the involved parties,” she said in a statement, noting that “Murder is a word that was absent for years, and today the Public Prosecution and the Defense finally spoke it.”

Next Monday, when the culprits” defense will present its case before the court, pending their final statements, and the subsequent verdict for the a case that has been attracting a lot of public attention.