Ouahbi stands firm on implementation as lawyers await the fate of their demands

The Ministry of Justice is preparing to activate new provisions for the training of lawyers, in parallel with Abdellatif Ouahbi's insistence on ruling out any amendment to Law No. 66.23 for the time being, despite ongoing professional and political reservations.

According to statements reported by Hespress, the Minister announced that some implementing texts are ready, particularly those related to training and the Institute for Legal Practice, in preparation for presenting the relevant text to the Government Council and completing its adoption before the end of the year. The drafting of the remaining texts continues, while he attributed the lack of consultation with the Association of Bar Associations to their boycott of the dialogue, considering that the current phase requires moving toward implementation.

Ouahbi justified his position by stating that the law was issued at the end of the previous government's term and has not been applied long enough to be evaluated. In response to the possibility of reopening the debate, which was raised by the President of the National Council of the Istiqlal Party, Abdeljabbar Rachidi, in a meeting with Hespress, he clarified that the desire of one of the majority components to amend the law does not mean the proposal will be adopted, noting that the legislative process is complete and a Dahir (royal decree) for its implementation has been issued.

Regarding the details of the training, the Minister presented to the competent parliamentary committee a semi-regional vision that includes Oujda, Agadir, Marrakech, Casablanca, and Tetouan. An old high school in Casablanca will be converted into an institute, and another institution in Tetouan will be prepared for the same purpose.

According to the announced vision, each institute will host between 50 and 70 trainees during a year that combines theoretical learning and practical training. Ouahbi also announced stricter control over the entrance examination for the legal and notarial professions, with a requirement to pass it in at least two languages, without specifying them in the available statements.