Safi: Young Man Arrested on Suspicion of Spreading False Information Regarding Flood Victims’ Toll
The information monitoring services of the local police in Safi reacted quickly and seriously to a video widely circulated on social media, featuring a person questioning the official figures regarding the toll of the recent floods in the city, claiming exaggerated numbers detached from reality.
The judicial police in Safi initiated field and technical investigations that led to identifying the suspected individual involved in recording and disseminating this misleading information. The suspect, a 28-year-old Moroccan citizen, was apprehended on Friday.
He has been subjected to judicial inquiry under the supervision of the competent public prosecution to determine all the criminal acts attributed to him and to uncover the motives and backgrounds behind promoting this false news, considering the potential impact on public security perception and local public opinion.
