Serious information regarding suspected manipulation of purchase orders (“Bon de commande”) by elected officials within a territorial community under the prefecture of Fez has surfaced in recent days, prompting the competent authorities to initiate a formal judicial investigation into a case expected to implicate high-ranking individuals and expose hidden networks benefiting unlawfully from public funds.
According to informed sources, the case involves the use of administrative documents containing false or fictitious data to approve requests for equipment and services that were never actually implemented on the ground. This occurred within the framework of small contracts funded by local budgets, raising questions about the role of certain employees in facilitating these operations.
The judicial inquiry, which commenced last week, has entered its preliminary stage with the hearing of several parties and the review of accounting documents. This comes at a time when question marks are being raised about the silence of some oversight bodies within the community itself.
The unfolding case once again raises the issue of governance within local authorities and brings to the forefront the problem of manipulating the finances of territorial communities through fraudulent purchase orders. Calls are mounting not only for thorough investigations but also for the referral of all those found to be involved to the judiciary and for demanding the return of the embezzled funds.