“Momo” in the case of faking a phone theft and broadcasting it live.

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Today, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, the Misdemeanor Court of Fraud in the Criminal Court in Ain Sebaa, Casablanca, sentenced radio activist Mohamed Bousfiha, nicknamed “Momo,” to four months in prison, once morest the backdrop of the case of fabricating a phone theft that was broadcast live.

In the same case, it also ruled once morest the first defendant to five months’ imprisonment and the second defendant to three months’ imprisonment. It also decided not to accept the civil demands of “Heat Radio.”

Moreover, the court charged “Momo” and the two people followed in the file with charges related to “participating in insult and broadcasting data that he knew did not exist,” once morest the backdrop of fabricating a fake theft crime and broadcasting it over the waves of “Heat Radio.”

The radio activist, who was released on bail worth 10 million cents, was absent from the sentencing session, while his defense and the defense of those concerned were present.

The previous sessions heard the defendants, as both the first and second defendant stated that the radio activist had nothing to do with fabricating the theft call, a statement that “Momo” confirmed during his hearing before the ruling body, highlighting that he had no relationship with the defendants, adding that he was surprised by the theft incident. (Fake) via radio.

The State Department of the Judicial Police in the city of Casablanca had opened a judicial investigation under the supervision of the competent Public Prosecution, late last March, in order to identify all those involved in fabricating a fictitious crime, publishing false news that harms the sense of security among citizens through information systems, and insulting an organized body by providing statements. Fake.

The security services in the city of Casablanca reacted very seriously to a phone call received by a private radio station, talking regarding the circumstances of an alleged theft and the supposed inaction on the part of the security services, as they treated it as a report of a real crime, and opened a judicial investigation regarding it for the purpose of arresting the suspects and determining responsibilities. Necessary legal.

The research carried out, in coordination with the interests of the General Directorate of National Territorial Surveillance, showed that the person calling had assumed a false identity, fabricated a fake theft with the participation of a second person, had not consulted any security agency, and that he had obtained the phone for the purpose of achieving personal benefits and increasing the viewership of the aforementioned radio.

Continuing investigations in this case enabled the arrest of the second participant in committing these criminal acts, which affect the sense of security and public tranquility, and who was found to have previously carried out several similar fraudulent operations according to the same criminal method.