Abdellatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice, issues a warning to hotels which require unauthorized documents, including a marriage certificate from Moroccan couples. Abdellatif Ouahbi advocates strengthening the rule of law and protecting the rights of citizens against any abuse that could harm their interests and their dignity. At a session of the House of Councilors on Tuesday, he opposed the hotels’ demands. Requiring a marriage certificate or any other document without a legal mandate from Moroccan couples as a condition for assigning them a hotel room is an illegal practice and an invasion of privacy, he lambasted. The minister also considers discriminatory and unjustifiable by law the fact that some hotels require women to provide a certificate proving that they do not reside in the city where they wish to reserve a hotel room.
“I have been looking for a basis for this practice for 20 years, but I have found none,” assured Ouahbi, issuing a warning to anyone who would demand unauthorized documents from citizens. They are exposed to legal action. The minister asks all entities to respect the rights and privacy of individuals.
