The investigative phase has concluded for four young men who were among those rescued from detention near the Myanmar–Thailand border, where they had been held by electronic fraud networks. Their case has now been referred to the Criminal Chamber in Casablanca on charges of human trafficking and kidnapping. According to SNRTnews, the Criminal Chamber is expected to set a date soon for public hearings. The investigating judge has formally charged the four suspects—who are all from Marrakech—with participating in human trafficking, kidnapping, and unlawful detention, according to Casablanca lawyer Yassin Moujan, who represents one of the accused. The men remain in custody at Ain Sebaa (Oukacha) prison following their return from the border areas. The investigation wrapped up last week after several months of interrogations and a detailed review of the case file. Morocco's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had disclosed late last year that 34 Moroccan youths had been rescued from criminal cyberfraud rings. These individuals had been lured abroad by fake job offers promising high salaries and were later detained in territories controlled by armed ethnic groups outside the authority of Myanmar's central government, as well as in Laos and Cambodia. Victims were subjected to forced labor, exploitation, and, in some cases, torture.
