Morocco tackles corruption as transparency ratings fall

26/07/2007

[Transparency International]

The number of corruption-related cases processed by Moroccan courts increased nearly 50% last year, Justice Minister Mohamed Bouzoubaa said Wednesday (July 25th). Moroccan courts handled 5,891 such cases in 2006, as compared to 3,948 the previous year, he said. The surge in prosecutions is part of a government programme to reduce corruption. According the NGO Transparency International, Morocco's corruption perception ranking has deteriorated in recent years dropping from 52nd position in 2002 to 79th in 2006.