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Kaddour Terhzaz (born 11 April 1937) is a former general officer and military official in the Moroccan Air Force who became a source of controversy when he was accused of divulging military secrets and undermining the external security of the state and was sentenced in 2008 by a military court to 12 years in imprisonment.[1][2][3] and eventually placed into solitary confinement in November 2009[2]. Terhzaz has claimed in the past that this case was the result of a settling of scores in the Moroccan army and has the support of many personalities or associations behind it[4]. He was later pardoned and released by King Mohammed VI in March 2011[2]
Biography
editKaddour Terhzaz was born in the majorly Berber inhabited city of Tahla, Morocco. Terhzaz holds dual French-Moroccan citizenship through his wife, who is a native French woman[5].
He spent most of his career in the Moroccan Air Force, where he became second inspector in 1977, after having been military attaché in the United States of America from 1973 to 1976. He retired in 1995, with the rank of colonel-major.
He has been awarded with multiple different commemorations including the Moroccan Order of the Throne (1968), as well as the Croix de Guerre and the Military Medal, Knight of the Legion of Honor (1980) and holder of other foreign decorations.
Terhzaz affair
editRevolted by the reproaches addressed to Moroccan pilots who were taken prisoner by the Polisario Front, who were released after many years of detention and who are considered to be at fault on their return to Morocco[1] – in particular Captain Ali Najab, from the same city as him, who was held prisoner for twenty-five years in Tindouf – he drafted a document straight to the office of the king in their defense, in which he indicated that the Moroccan aircraft (Northrop F-5) engaged in the conflict against the Polisario around 1978 did not have anti-missile systems. This letter, written in 2005[3], has not been published, but a copy was given to Captain Najab; it finally fell into the hands of the army in 2008 and the letter gave them basis to arrest Terhzaz.
Terhzaz was arrested on 9 November 2008 and accused of revealing military secrets. After an expeditious investigation and hearing, he was sentenced on 28 November 2008 by the Permanent Tribunal of the Royal Armed Forces to 12 years' imprisonment, which he served in Salé prison.
He believed and has previously said on numerous occasions that he is the victim of a settling of scores by former generals contributing it to his outspokenness and the jealousy of other high ranking officers within the air force. A support committee was formed to demand his release. On 21 October 2010, the Quai d'Orsay said it was "concerned" about his situation, a subject that was regularly discussed with the Moroccan authorities.
Kaddour Terhzaz was pardoned and released from his imprisonment under orders of King Mohammed VI on 2 March 2011 after exactly 843 days in detention[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Morocco: Free Retired Colonel Held Unjustly | Human Rights Watch". 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ a b c d "Morocco frees arbitrarily detained former military officer". Amnesty International USA. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ a b "MAROC. Terhzaz, le général qui en savait trop". Courrier international (in French). 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ "Kaddour Terhzaz raconte sa détention". bladinet (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ ALM (2010-05-17). "Affaire du colonel Kadddour Terhzaz : le gouvernement appelle au respect du droit". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-07.