Europe 1 with AFP 3:53 p.m., August 8, 2022

Morocco's Court of Cassation has delivered a "favorable opinion" on the extradition to the United States of Frenchman Sébastien Raoult, suspected in a cybercrime case, according to an official document consulted on Monday by AFP.

Morocco's Court of Cassation has delivered a "favorable opinion" on the extradition to the United States of Frenchman Sébastien Raoult, suspected in a cybercrime case, according to an official document consulted on Monday by AFP.

In its decision rendered on July 20, the highest court in the country "did not order" the extradition of the 21-year-old Frenchman but said it was "favorable".

The extradition itself can only be decided "by the Prime Minister on the proposal of a commission also bringing together the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Justice", explained to AFP a Moroccan source familiar with the matter.

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