Morocco’s Public Prosecution Unveils Major Milestone: Over 29,000 Dropouts Reintegrated into Schools and Thousands of Underage Marriage Requests Rejected

RABAT (FesNews Media) — Hicham Balaoui, King’s Prosecutor General at the Court of Cassation and President of the Public Prosecution, presented a comprehensive review of the institution’s reforms since gaining independence in October 2017, alongside its 2026–2028 strategic priorities, during the 160th session of the Diplomatic Foundation in Rabat attended by accredited foreign ambassadors.

Protecting Children’s Rights and Combating School Dropout

Highlighting the social and protective role of public prosecutors across the Kingdom, Balaoui revealed that concerted judicial and institutional intervention enabled the return of more than 29,000 students to classrooms under the national campaign against school dropout, while prosecutors systematically opposed thousands of underage marriage authorization requests to safeguard minors’ fundamental rights.

Rabat as the African Hub for Judicial Cooperation

Balaoui also underscored Morocco’s continental judicial leadership, noting that Rabat hosts the permanent headquarters of the Africa Prosecutors Association (APA) following Morocco’s election as its General Secretariat, alongside active membership in the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) and the Arab Public Prosecutors Association.