The organization confirms the availability of fair trial guarantees in the prosecution of Senegalese fans

The Moroccan Organization for Human Rights reported that the trial that took place against Senegalese citizens against the backdrop of the events witnessed in the final of the African Cup of Nations football “responds to the universal and constitutional principles of a fair trial,” highlighting the availability of basic guarantees, including “the judicial body is treated in a way that guarantees its independence and impartiality from all parties, as well as its treatment equally between them, and between the defense of the parties and the Public Prosecution.”

The same human rights organization confirmed, in its report on this trial issued on Thursday, that “the judiciary was committed to respecting the presumption of innocence, while enabling the defendants to freely provide their answers to the questions that were directed to them, and in sufficient time during the investigation phase with them about the charges against them,” stating that “the defense was empowered with its full time, without interruption, to extend its defenses to the accused and those claiming civil rights, while enabling it to have its right to comment whenever it requested it.”

The same human rights authority recorded “respecting the publicity of the sessions held in the case file, while making attendance available to the public, starting with opening the doors to the main entrance to the court, opening the hall door, and smooth access to it without restrictions,” noting that “all delays in the file were at the request of the accused with the intention of seeking assistance from the defence, or through their insistence on their right to be present, and then with the intention of enabling the defense to present pleadings.”

The same panel pointed out “the court’s positive interaction with the petitions and requests submitted, in which it decided on the seat and issued its decision publicly,” mentioning “the petition that was submitted by the defense with the intention of enabling the accused to sit, given the fatigue that standing may cause, especially since the date of the session 02/19/2026 coincided with the first day of Ramadan.”

The document seen by Hespress newspaper stated that “the Public Prosecution was committed to what the law imposes in respect of all parties,” stating that “its interventions were not carried out except after being given permission by the head of the authority, and it presented its case without violating the controls framed by the law in respect of all parties.”

The aforementioned organization noted that “the defense, in turn, was not recorded in any violation of the trial controls and the duty of mutual respect imposed by the law, as its pleadings were in full respect for everyone,” highlighting that “all the defendants, in turn, were in good health and did not display any apparent health symptoms, and their clothing was also appropriate.”