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A former Moroccan minister has been handed a 13-year prison sentence after being found guilty of corruption linked to public contract awards, his lawyer told AFP on Thursday.
Mohamed Moubdii, who served as a minister from 2013 to 2016, has been in detention since 2023.
The case stems from a complaint filed by the Moroccan Association for the Protection of Public Property, which accused the former official of corruption in contracts issued by the Fquih Ben Salah municipal council. Moubdii had chaired the council since 1997.
Defence lawyer Brahim Amoussi confirmed the sentence to AFP, adding that an appeal is planned. Amoussi declined to provide further details.
Alongside the prison term, Moubdii was ordered to pay a fine of 30 million dirhams ($3.2 million), Amoussi said.
Moubdii is a parliamentary leader of the centre-right Popular Movement. He recently resigned from his position as chairman of parliament’s justice and legislation committee after his election to the post sparked widespread outrage on social media.
