Within the framework of the visit undertaken by Minister of Justice Mr. Abdellatif Ouahbi to the Dutch Kingdom (Holland), Minister Ouahbi held last Thursday, November 24, 2022, a courtesy meeting with his Dutch counterpart Minister of Justice and Security in the Netherland, Mrs. Dilan Zegerius, in the presence of the Moroccan Kingdom’s Ambassador to Holland, Mr. Mohamed Basri and several executives from both ministries.
At the beginning of the meeting, Minister Ouahbi has praised the level of cooperation and depth of relationships between the two kingdoms at different levels, including energy, agriculture, judiciary cooperation; and both sides have agreed on the necessity to advance those outstanding relationships between both countries to a more cooperation in the justice and the judiciary field.
On the same occasion, Minister of Justice has presented a glimpse summary of the reforms led by Morocco in the justice field, especially in legislation and amendments Morocco is planning to include in the new penal policy through penal code procedure, with the goal of strengthening conditions for a fair trial, safeguarding women and child’s rights and other categories, and also protecting general freedoms in Morocco.
Minister Ouahbi has confirmed that the Ministry of Justice is bound with strong agreements with the Dutch Ministry of Justice and it is determined to develop that cooperation for the good benefit of both kingdoms, most particularly to benefit the Moroccan community in Holland.
From her own side, the Dutch Minister of Justice and Security has presented the reforms undertaken by the Dutch Kingdom, expressing at the same time her happiness to get informed about the Moroccan experiences and reforms led by the Moroccan Kingdom, and praising the level of cooperation between both countries in the field of justice, national security and confronting organized intercontinental crime, fight against drugs trafficking, fight against money laundering, human trafficking and fight against terrorism to achieve world stability.
The Dutch Minister has confirmed her readiness to reinforce the important cooperation with Morocco through the Moroccan Ministry of Justice and through agreements and exchange of expertise between both departments.