Elements of the judicial police had intervened to arrest a suspect at Hay Sbata in Casablanca, who was the subject of several wanted notices nationwide for his alleged involvement in the use of a vehicle without the owner's authorization and violent assault of a minor, however a number of his relatives had put up fierce resistance to the arrest by throwing stones, which resulted in material damage to a police rescue vehicle, the national police (DGSN) said in a statement, adding that police elements, supported by reinforcements, managed to restore order and arrest five suspects.
Four individuals have been placed in police custody, while the fifth suspect has been held to complete the inquiry conducted under the supervision of the competent prosecutor's office to determine the ins and outs of this case. Investigations are still under way to apprehend the rest of the alleged accomplices in these criminal acts, the statement concluded.