Moroccan police arrested Mohamed Aissa on January 27 on suspicion of theft. The man was on the Most Wanted list of the federal police in Belgium, because he was sentenced to life imprisonment here. Morocco does not extradite its own nationals.
Aissa was convicted on September 16, 2014 by the Assize Court for acts committed on May 20, 2011 in Brussels. Two men committed a violent theft in an apartment on Bergstraat, during which the victim died from her injuries. One of the perpetrators was caught, the other – Mohammed Aissa – was able to flee.
Since his conviction, he has been tracked down by our country: in 2016 he was even put on the Federal Police’s Most Wanted list. It shows fugitive criminals to whom the police want to draw extra attention. They are often located abroad and the list serves as a call to fellow foreign agents to be extra attentive to certain fugitives. Besides Aissa, there are currently thirteen other names on the list.
The Moroccan police arrested the man on suspicion of theft in Morocco. “He has been in prison in Tangier ever since. On March 1, he must appear before a judge who will decide on further steps, taking into account the sentence of life imprisonment that the man received in Belgium,” the federal police announced. Morocco does not extradite its own nationals.
