Morocco: More than 6,000 child victims of crimes and offenses in 2019

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A total of 6,172 children were victims of crimes and misdemeanors in 2019, while 27,231 others were prosecuted in the same year, Justice Minister Mohamed Ben Abdelkader told Parliament. According to the official, "these figures highlight the need to adopt a new approach in the treatment of children's issues, including in terms of support and integration into society and participation in the dynamics of development. Ben Abdelkader also mentioned the case of child victims of rape and harassment. He indicated that the multisectoral commission created by department has developed a legislative platform relating to the child, as the first initiative towards the establishment of a code of the rights of the child, according to a preventive approach touching the various aspects. protection of this category. The minister also spoke of the slowness of legal proceedings, explains that the preliminary draft of the code of civil procedure includes provisions aimed at rationalizing deadlines and accelerating the processing of cases. This involves, among other things, adopting electronic notification, adopting a computer program for the designation of magistrates and the determination of hearing dates, in addition to setting up an electronic platform for actions. in court at a distance.