فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Skhirat – Moroccan News Agency (MAP) – The First President of the Supreme Audit Council, Ms. Zineb Al-Adoui, announced today in Skhirat that the King’s Public Prosecutor at the council referred 55 cases to the Chief Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, related to evidence of acts that may warrant criminal penalties, during the period from the beginning of 2021 until October 2025.
Ms. Al-Adoui made these remarks during an opening speech at a two-day seminar on “Strengthening Judicial and Administrative Oversight Mechanisms for Managing Public Funds.” She explained that when financial courts uncover serious evidence indicating acts requiring criminal prosecution, an in-depth analytical study of this evidence is conducted at the chambers of the Supreme Audit Council, regional councils, as well as the public prosecution offices at the financial courts, leading to the activation of the legal procedures stipulated in this regard.
In this context, Ms. Al-Adoui pointed out that most complaints received by the council do not lead, after thorough and professional analysis, to auditing programs, internal referrals, or judicial proceedings. She clarified that during 2024 and until mid-October of this year, the council received 77 complaints from the Public Prosecutor’s Office, but only two of these complaints contained data constituting evidence of acts that might implicate the persons concerned.
She added that last year the council received approximately 1,650 other complaints, proposing audit missions or necessary follow-up procedures for about 14% of them. She also highlighted that financial courts registered corrective measures during audit implementation or following preliminary reports, resulting in a financial impact estimated at approximately 140 million dirhams.
Ms. Al-Adoui emphasized the importance of highlighting the significant oversight efforts undertaken by judicial and administrative control bodies, through adopting innovative and renewed approaches. She affirmed that these approaches take into account the communication revolution that has transformed every citizen into an actor within the integrity and oversight system while anticipating risks related to the biased use of audit outcomes and corruption cases before the judiciary.
The two-day seminar, organized by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in partnership with the High Council of the Judiciary, the Supreme Audit Council, and the General Inspectorate of Finance, aims to shed light on the pivotal role of administrative and judicial oversight in managing public funds. It also seeks to assess the reality of oversight and auditing bodies in ministerial sectors and review the components of the judicial approach in dealing with public finance issues.
These statistics reflect the Supreme Audit Council’s commitment to enhancing transparency and integrity in public resource management, within the framework of national efforts to combat corruption and promote good governance.
