Trial Commences for Ex-Director of عمران الشرق Over Money Laundering Charges
On April 22, 2026, the preliminary court in Fes will begin the trial of the former director of the عمران الشرق company, alongside several employees and contractors implicated in a significant money laundering case. This decision was made by the specialized chamber dealing with money laundering cases after the public prosecution referred the defendants to court following prior convictions related to financial crimes that resulted in prison sentences.
Previously, on November 12, 2025, the court of first instance at the Fes Court of Appeal sentenced the former general manager of عمران الشرق to eight years in prison for his involvement in the embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds. Other defendants, including an IT employee and a contractor, received five years of imprisonment each, while another employee was sentenced to three years, and a company manager to one year. However, four defendants were acquitted of the charges against them.
The case emerged last year when the current general manager of عمران الشرق lodged a complaint with the public prosecutor's office, accusing the former regional director, along with the financial manager, an engineer, and a company owner, of orchestrating the embezzlement of a staggering sum of 6.1 billion dirhams. Investigations revealed that these actions were linked to the manipulation of public contracts and the selling of state-owned land at undervalued prices, only to be resold at inflated prices to associates of the former director.
Furthermore, inquiries uncovered significant irregularities in the execution of numerous projects, which had been allocated substantial budgets but were never realized. In the course of the judicial proceedings, the public prosecution has opted to detain three of the accused, while two others remain at large. They face serious charges including the embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds, complicity, forgery, abuse of power, and the illegal exclusion of competitors through collusion and fraudulent means.
As reported by marocmedias.com.
