Proposals Of Revising Family Code Received By Aziz Akhannouch, To Be Now Submitted To Moroccan King

Rabat, March 31 (TNA) Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, on Saturday, received the members of the body in charge of revising the Family Code, who presented him with the body’s proposals to submit them to King Mohammed VI. In a statement to the press at the end of the meeting, Akhannouch said he had received the members of the body in charge of revising the Family Code, having completed its missions within the deadlines set out in the letter sent by the King.

He added that the body's rotating coordinator had presented him with a report on proposed amendments to the Family Code, for submission to the King. The body has adopted a broadly participatory approach, by holding hearing sessions with various players from civil society organizations working in the fields of women, children and human rights, as well as political parties, trade unions, judges, activists, researchers, academics and ministerial institutions and departments, he stressed.

The body also received memorandums by e-mail, before examining the proposals arising from the broad participatory consultations, said Akhannouch. On this occasion, the Head of Government reiterated his sincere thanks and gratitude to King Mohammed VI, who has adopted this broad participatory approach to find ways of enabling the Moroccan family to play its full role as a pillar of society.