Demolition of the Aïn Chock orphanage

It must have been 5 a.m. yesterday, Monday, when law enforcement, accompanied by excavators, arrived at the Aïn Chock orphanage in Casablanca. The hundred or so residents who still occupy the premises were evacuated and positioned themselves at the entrance of the establishment, refusing to be removed and rejecting the idea of its demolition. However, a judgment was recently handed down regarding this final recourse. The judgment was based on an assessment by the LPEE laboratory establishing that the orphanage buildings are in a state of ruin and constitute a danger to their occupants. Furthermore, the majority of the latter have reportedly exceeded the legal age limit of 18.According to sources close to the matter, negotiations had been underway for a long time, led by a joint commission set up for this purpose, in order to find a solution for the last residents of the orphanage with a…