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Morocco’s Performance: Challenges and Progress

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Morocco has made significant strides in various areas, but it also faces numerous challenges that hinder its progress. Here are some key points about Morocco’s performance in different fields.

Corruption

Chronic corruption remains a significant issue in Morocco, with limited progress made in addressing it. Despite efforts to strengthen anti-corruption measures, the effectiveness of these efforts is hampered by weak institutional capacity and the influence of elites’ interests.

  • Established the National Commission on Probity, Prevention, and Fight against Corruption in 2021
  • Weak institutional capacity hinders anti-corruption efforts
  • Influence of elites’ interests undermines progress

Organized Crime

Morocco has strong anti-organized crime legislation, but its effective implementation remains a challenge. The country has made strides in developing cyber resilience and readiness, partnering with NATO in training initiatives.

  • Strong anti-organized crime legislation
  • Effective implementation remains a challenge
  • Risk of two-track system emerging: illicit and licit cannabis cultivation

Criminal Justice and Security

The judiciary’s independence is guaranteed by law, but it faces numerous challenges, including weak logistics inside the courts, heavy caseloads, and limited financial incentives for exceptional work. Prisons are overcrowded, and prisoners are frequently subjected to human rights abuses.

  • Judiciary’s independence guaranteed by law
  • Challenges: weak logistics, heavy caseloads, limited financial incentives
  • Special investigative units established to combat organized crime

Economic and Financial Environment

Morocco’s anti-money laundering legislation continues to lag behind international norms. The country was greylisted for its lack of alignment with international measures against money laundering and terrorist financing but was removed from the list two years later due to recent tangible improvements.

  • Anti-money laundering legislation lags behind international norms
  • Removed from greylist after recent improvements

Civil Society and Social Protection

Despite the existence of a legal framework pertaining to victim protection, the laws are inadequately implemented. Crime prevention activities take place in Morocco but are limited in practice and implemented mostly by foundations and NGOs.

  • Victim protection laws inadequately implemented
  • Limited crime prevention activities
  • Freedom of speech remains restricted