Mustapha Ramid

In the debate over proceedings against Ibtissame Lachgar for "offending Islam", Ramid publicly defended the principle of legal liability for this type of expression.

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Personally implicated

Following the death of a secretary who had worked for many years at Mustapha Ramid's law firm, controversy erupted over her lack of registration with CNSS. A source at the social security institution stated that the firm had never registered her.

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Directly implicated

In February 2019, the Moroccan press reported that Mustapha Ramid, then Minister of State for Human Rights, had asked the President of the House of Councillors to assign to his ministry a civil servant described as frequently absent and already deprived of bonuses for unauthorised absences. The episode was presented as a "ghost employee" controversy concerning public resource management.

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Political responsibility

Following the referral of PJD figure Abdelali Hamieddine to court, Ramid publicly denounced the reopening of proceedings, describing it as a legally absurd decision and an attack on justice. Three lawyers subsequently filed a complaint against him in December 2018, while judges criticised what they regarded as political pressure on the judiciary.

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Personally implicated

While serving as minister responsible for human rights, Ramid sparked considerable controversy with these remarks about homosexual people and homosexuality.

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Personally implicated

Following a group assault on a man in Fez, Ramid stated that homosexual people should avoid "provoking society". HRW denounced a response suggesting that the victim shared responsibility.

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Personally implicated

Following the suspension of Franco-Moroccan judicial cooperation caused by torture complaints targeting senior Moroccan officials, Mustapha Ramid and Christiane Taubira negotiated the restoration of cooperation and an additional protocol signed in 2015. NGOs and French parliamentarians denounced arrangements that could reduce the effective jurisdiction of French courts in cases involving torture or other alleged crimes committed in Morocco.

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Political responsibility

Following Amina El Filali's suicide in March 2012, Ramid and his ministry became central to a national controversy over Article 475 of the Criminal Code and the description of the events. Statements attributed to the minister referred to consensual sexual intercourse rather than rape, provoking anger among feminist and rights organisations.

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Political responsibility

Ramid stated that there were no "prisoners of conscience" among the country's detainees. Human Rights Watch challenged the claim, citing people imprisoned for peaceful expression.

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Personally implicated

In March 2012, during a visit to a Koranic school near Marrakech, Ramid stated that visitors from around the world came to Marrakech to "sin", sparking considerable controversy in a city dependent on tourism and criticism from local officials.

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Personally implicated