Morocco: Masen CEO Mustapha Bakkoury’s fall from grace
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Fahd Iraqi
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May 13, 2021 22:02
After 20 years of state service, Mustapha Bakoury now finds himself at the heart of a judicial investigation linked to his management of Masen, a Moroccan solar agency specialised in renewable energy.
On 28 March at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, Mustapha Bakkoury presented his passport and ticket to Dubai. The agent at the fast-track counter immediately recognised the VIP.
As soon as he scanned the travel document, the border control system announced “SIM: Sortie Interdite du Maroc” (Prohibited from Leaving Morocco). It may have reminded Masen’s CEO of how he had felt when he was sacked