According to Mustafa Ramid, Moroccan justicehas deteriorated in recent years and figures on corruption are somewhat alarming. "TheSupreme Council of Magistracy (CSM) has suspended eight judges, imposed penaltiesagainst 44 judges and 650 faculty memberswarned of the judiciary in recent months," he said recently.
The minister belonging to the Justice and Development Party (PJD), won the recentelections, has made the fight against corruptionhis hobbyhorse. Today, it provides "a roadmapfor the reform of the justice sector which requiresa logistics infrastructure and efficient judiciary."
The Moroccan parliament adopted last October,a draft law on corruption. It aims to protect victims of this scourge and the informants and witnesses, encouraging story of Moroccan citizens to denounce this scourge. It remains tobe given the means. Indeed, the Forum ofCentral Corruption Prevention (ICPC), a special agency created in 2007 to moralize public lifeand combating corruption in Morocco does not seem sufficiently equipped to curb the scourgeendemic.
The index of perceived corruption, Transparency International shows. In 2011, Morocco wasmoved from 85th to 80th place worldwide in one year. But between 2007 and 2011, Morocco haddropped 8 places in the rankings. Regressionmean failure of the outgoing government in its strategy against corruption.
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