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Detention for debt: Ouahbi reports 22,315 notices cancelled and 3,991 releases

This dossier follows implementation of Morocco’s revised conditions for detention for debt and public assessments of cancelled search notices and releases. Ministerial figures are distinguished from independently verified data.

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Moroccan Parliament in Rabat.
Parliament in Rabat, August 2025. Archive photograph, not the committee meeting. Taha ahh, CC0. — Taha ahh / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — photo du 8 août 2025, redimensionnement uniquement.

Where things stand

Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi told the House of Councillors on 27 October 2026 that 22,315 search notices had been cancelled and 3,991 people released under changes to detention for debt.

Reported information

Debt enforcement: consumer observatory seeks safeguards for vulnerable debtors

The Moroccan consumer protection observatory is calling for simpler procedures for vulnerable debtors, I3lam TV reported on 28 October 2026.

Moroccan Parliament in Rabat.
Parliament in Rabat, August 2025. Archive photograph, not the committee meeting. Taha ahh, CC0. — Taha ahh / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — photo du 8 août 2025, redimensionnement uniquement.

While welcoming the minister’s record, the organisation seeks easier proof of insolvency, simple digital services and assistance for people unfamiliar with technology. It also advocates mediation and repayment schedules adapted to ability to pay. These civil-society requests do not constitute newly adopted measures.

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Reported information

Detention for debt: Ouahbi reports 22,315 notices cancelled and 3,991 releases

Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi told the House of Councillors on 27 October 2026 that 22,315 search notices had been cancelled and 3,991 people released under changes to detention for debt.

Parliament in Rabat, August 2025. Archive photograph illustrating the institutional setting. Taha ahh, CC0.
Parliament in Rabat, August 2025. Archive photograph illustrating the institutional setting. Taha ahh, CC0. — Taha ahh / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — photo du 8 août 2025, redimensionnement uniquement.

According to the minister, the measures followed a review of cases under the new conditions introduced by the Code of Criminal Procedure. Reports refer in particular to age criteria and the size of debts subject to this custodial measure.

This is a cumulative assessment announced in Parliament, rather than releases all carried out on 27 October. The figures remain attributed to the minister: the reports consulted do not provide a detailed administrative dataset allowing independent verification.

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