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King receives newly appointed members of the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power
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His Majesty the King received the newly appointed members of the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power. These included Mohamed Abdennabaoui, reappointed for a second term as First President of the Court of Cassation and, in this capacity, Deputy President of the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power. Also received were Latifa El Harradji and Nadir El Moumni, the two new members of the Council. His Majesty also appointed Farid El Bacha and renewed the appointments of Mohamed Zouak and Mohamed Ennasser for a second term, among the personalities whose appointment to the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power is conferred upon His Majesty the King, according to the Constitution. During this audience, the two new members of the Council took the oath before His Majesty the King.
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