Rabat – Faced with the Moroccan government’s unresponsiveness, several law graduates have been participating in more than a week-long hunger strike, once again protesting the handling of the latest bar exam, which took place in late 2022.
The National Committee for Victims of the Bar Exam expressed on Friday its “great concern” over the health of those participating in the strike, calling on authorities to intervene and address the situation.
The committee criticized the Moroccan Ministry of Justice and concerned authorities’ “intransigence,” as well as their refusal to provide “practical and reasonable solutions that respond to the demands of the bar exam victims.”
The controversy surrounding the bar exam began when lists of candidates who passed the exam surfaced on the internet. The appearance of family names of affluent and famous lawyers, including that of Morocco’s Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi, aroused suspicions of nepotism and favoritism in the grading of the exam.
Since then, many candidates have been taking to the streets to condemn and protest the results, demanding that authorities open an investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, others came after the minister of justice, urging him to step down from his position after he had dismissed the candidates’ concerns.
Reiterating their demands for authorities to address their concerns, the committee announced organizing a protest on Sunday in front of the headquarters of the parliament in Rabat. The protest is set to take place at 4:00 pm GMT+1.
The committee called on human rights bodies and associations to attend the protest and declare their support for the frustrated bar exam candidates, who are calling for justice and “standing against corruption.”
