King Mohammed VI Appoints Judges At Morocco’s Court of Auditors

King Mohammed VI appointed on Tuesday judges to oversee the country’s financial jurisdictions, according to a statement from the Court of Auditors.

Rabat – King Mohammed VI appointed on Tuesday judges to oversee the country’s financial jurisdictions, according to a statement from the Court of Auditors.

The appointments included 16 Department Presidents at the Court of Auditors and 14 Department Presidents at the Regional Court of Auditors.

The statement specified that the list of appointees includes six women judges and 16 judges aged 45-years-old or younger.

The representation of women and youth in the selection reflects the political will to integrate the two social segments into the power structure within the country’s financial jurisdictions, the statement added.

The newly-appointed judges will be responsible for reinforcing measures of good governance, transparency, and accountability in the management of public finances.

In October, the Moroccan Court of Auditors signed an agreement with its Dutch counterpart to share best practices in the areas of performance audits.

The agreement concluded under the cooperation framework of “Sharaka 2” further supported the implementation of reforms related to public finance and information technology (IT) audits in Morocco.

In March, the Court of Auditors highlighted the pressing need to address the lingering issues related to water shortage and the quality of education in rural areas in its latest annual report.

The Moroccan watchdog has on numerous occasions pointed out the shortcomings of public management with regard to development projects, calling to implement transparent and efficient measures to meet and address national demands.