Central committee from the Ministry of Interior begins administrative investigations into alleged election fraud in Tangier

Central actions by the Ministry of Interior in the Tangier ballot scandal

Reports from Tangier indicate that the Minister of Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, has dispatched a central administrative committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the case known in the media as the Tangier ballot scandal, which concerned the “Al-Qods” and “Abbas Tazi” schools in the Souani district during the elections on September 23.

The same sources indicated that these administrative investigations led by the Ministry of Interior are running parallel to the judicial investigation opened by the Public Prosecutor, with the aim of determining all responsibilities and ensuring appropriate legal consequences for any potential irregularities.

Nature of the investigations and parties involved

The work of the central committee focuses on examining the circumstances surrounding allegations that ballots bearing the “tractor” symbol were placed inside ballot boxes at the aforementioned educational institutions, as well as scrutinizing the extent of any involvement by local authorities or officials in this incident.

This file has sparked a wide debate regarding the management of territorial and electoral affairs in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, with voices calling for the scope of the investigations to be expanded to include all administrative and elected levels related to the management of the latest election.

Official monitoring and demands for transparent accountability

Available information confirms that various bodies and institutions are monitoring the developments of this file with great interest, emphasizing the need to apply the law with total neutrality and absolute transparency to ensure the integrity of the electoral process and hold accountable anyone found to have been involved in a breach of professional or legal duties.

Local and national public opinion awaits the results of the official investigations, both from the administrative committee of the Ministry of Interior and the ongoing judicial inquiry under the supervision of the competent Public Prosecutor’s Office.