Business Criminal Law in Morocco – Prevention and Defense
Introduction
With the increasing complexity of economic life and the strengthening of the regulatory framework in Morocco (fight against money laundering, consumer protection), the criminal liability of business leaders is increasingly required.
The most frequent criminal offenses in business
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Corporate Asset Abuse (ABS): The use by a manager of the company’s assets or credit for personal purposes.
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Issuing bad checks: Severely punishable by the Commercial Code and the Moroccan Penal Code.
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Bankruptcy and Tax Fraud: Fraudulent management of a company’s financial difficulties or deliberate evasion of taxes.
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Scam and Abuse of Trust: Violations of the Penal Code punishing embezzlement or fraudulent maneuvers.
Defense strategy and risk management
Managing the criminal crisis requires immediate responsiveness from the first stages of the investigation (police custody, hearing by the judicial police or the financial brigade).
Assistance from Cabinet ZIANI
The firm of Master Mohcine ZIANI, Lawyer at the Rabat Bar, intervenes both upstream to carry out criminal risk audits and downstream to ensure the rigorous defense of managers or victims of financial offenses before the criminal courts.
