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Marrakech – A police officer named Azzeddine Nassih has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor General at the Casablanca Court of Appeal following false allegations and fictional crimes attributed to him by a social media account called “Jabaroot.”
The news was announced through a statement released Thursday by the General Directorate of National Security and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DGST).
The DGSN-DGST has committed to providing the officer with judicial support and guaranteeing all rights under the “state protection” principle, which is included in the National Security officers’ statute for criminal acts targeting them during their duties.
The complaint cites actions that constitute both material and moral offenses punishable by law, including reporting fictional crimes, defamation, insult, and spreading false information with intent to damage his reputation.
Nassih, who has worked in administrative roles for many years without performing operational or field missions, was surprised to find the “Jabaroot” account linking him to fictional crimes based on a fake document. The account fraudulently used his personal data, including his personal phone number.
The officer has requested the Prosecutor General to instruct competent services to conduct a judicial investigation to identify those who impersonated him in connection with fictional events and alleged crimes, as well as anyone involved in these criminal acts that knowingly harmed him, his family, and his reputation.
Jabaroot, also known as “Jabaroot DZ,” is a Telegram-based, anonymously run hacking and propaganda outfit that has waged an ongoing campaign of politicized “cyber-revelations” against Moroccan institutions since April.
French and Moroccan outlets describe the group as purportedly Algerian in origin, operating through leaks, doctored context, and aggressive messaging to sway public opinion – classic info-ops blended with cyber-intrusions. Cyber-intelligence briefings likewise assess the activity as politically motivated, not “hacktivism” in the public interest.
Weaponizing stolen data to erode institutional trust
Their record is a hit-list. On April 8, they dumped data from Morocco’s CNSS (Social Security), pushing more than 53,000 files covering nearly half a million companies and almost two million employees – salaries, IDs, and contact details – into criminal forums. Analysts state that this was a turning point in the region’s cyber climate.
They also hit the employment ministry that same day, according to local reports.
In early June, they claimed a second, heavier breach: the land registry (ANCFCC), which independent analysts confirmed as a credible leak; media reports said as much as 4 TB of records were taken.
The DGSSI later clarified that the compromised data actually came from the tawtik.ma platform of the National Council of Notaries.
By June 9, they were boasting of access to the justice ministry’s systems and threatening mass exposure of 5,000 magistrates and tens of thousands of officials – an intimidation play broadcast on their own Telegram channel and reported by Moroccan media.
In parallel, their feed has sprayed unverified allegations at sitting ministers (e.g., foreign affairs, energy) to maximize scandal-bait. This is not whistleblowing; it’s an orchestrated smear-and-dump operation.
Lately, they’ve tried to drag the monarchy into their mud. Reporting on the CNSS leak noted palace-adjacent details (including the salary of the King’s private secretary), and Morocco’s former head of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, publicly warned citizens about rumors and insults targeting the King and Crown Prince pushed by outlets like Jabaroot.
The pattern is clear: weaponize stolen or context-less data, pad it with insinuation, and aim at the state’s highest symbols to fracture trust. Moroccan and international observers frame it as a hybrid cyber-campaign designed to weaken institutions – not expose truth.
Read also: Transparency Maroc: CNSS Data Breach Exposes Critical Flaws in Morocco’s Cybersecurity
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