Charged Islamic institutions and contexts Ruqya, shrine, and healing contexts Berrechid, Morocco · 2022

Berrechid raqi jailed pending trial for raping woman who sought spiritual healing

Record class

Context only

Evidence status

Charged

Authority role

raqi (Islamic spiritual healer)

Organization

No organization assigned

Spiritual nexus

The accused held the position of raqi (Islamic ruqya spiritual healer) and is alleged to have used the trust of a healing session to commit the rape.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

Date in cited record · pretrial detention ordered

Berrechid public prosecutor / investigating judge, Settat Court of Appeal jurisdiction, Morocco. A raqi (spiritual healer) in Berrechid was arrested in 2022 on charges of raping a 22-year-old woman, resulting in her pregnancy, along with adultery and drug-trafficking charges. The investigating judge ordered his detention in a rural prison pending further interrogation.

Primary record

regional press arrest report Journal24.ma, 'اعتقال راقي خدر شابة وقام باغتصابها متسببا في حملها' (Berrechid raqi arrest report, 2022).: Arabic-language report of the arrest, rape and pregnancy allegation, and pretrial detention order.

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