Morocco reports 391 online sexual extortion cases, including 123 foreign victims

Morocco reports 391 online sexual extortion cases, including 123 foreign victims
Wednesday 25 December 2024 - 13:25

The 2024 report by Morocco’s Directorate General of National Security reveals a 23% decrease in cases of sexual extortion using digital platforms, with 391 reported cases.

These resulted in the arrest of 163 individuals involved in these criminal acts, which targeted 394 victims, including 123 foreigners.

In related developments, the “Iblagh” platform, launched in June 2024 to allow citizens to report online crimes, received 12,614 notifications.

These reports mainly involved defamation, incitement, threats, online sexual extortion, impersonation, and praise for terrorist acts, all of which were processed in accordance with the law.

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