فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Marrakech – November 20, 2025
The Flagrante Delicto Misdemeanor Division of the Court of First Instance in Marrakech issued a judicial ruling in a case related to issuing checks without sufficient funds, sentencing parliamentarian Abdel Latif Sandil, representative of the Rehamna constituency in the Second Chamber of Parliament, to 8 months suspended prison sentence and a financial fine of 350,000 dirhams, in addition to prohibiting him from issuing checks for one year, with the application of other provisions of Article 31 of the Commercial Code. This ruling comes after the parliamentarian was prosecuted on charges related to fraud and unlawful issuance of checks, in a case that sparked widespread controversy in political and judicial circles.
The same division also sentenced the second defendant, known as “M. A.”, to 6 months effective imprisonment and an effective fine of 350,000 dirhams, due to his involvement in the committed acts. As for the third defendant “H. M.”, he was acquitted of the charge of accepting checks as collateral, but was convicted of other acts and sentenced to 6 months effective imprisonment and a fine of 4,000 dirhams.
According to the judicial platform, the court adopted alternative punishment for the other defendants, replacing the custodial sentence with a daily fine of 400 dirhams for each day of the prison sentence term, with notification that failure to execute this alternative punishment would result in immediate execution of the original sentence.
Case Context and Implications
The case dates back to the issuance of checks without sufficient funds, which led to the prosecution of Parliamentarian Sandil and three others on charges of fraud and forgery in commercial documents, according to local media sources. This ruling is a judicial step confirming the courts’ commitment to equality before the law, especially in cases involving public figures. No official comment has yet been issued by the concerned parliamentarian, who is known for his prominent political affiliation in the Rehamna province, but the case may raise discussions about transparency in financial dealings of public officials.
It should be noted that this case comes in the context of intensive campaigns by judicial authorities to combat fraud and forged check crimes, which have become a burden on the national economy, with strict application of the Commercial Code to deter such practices.
