Attempt to extort money from Morocco: Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet brought to justice

Paris - Two French journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, who were arrested on Thursday in Paris for attempting to extort money from Morocco, were brought on Friday before the examining magistrate, said sources from the Brigade for the Repression of Delinquency Against Individuals (BRDP) where they were remanded in custody.

Eric Laurent had contacted the Royal Office to announce that he is about to publish, along with Catherine Graciet, a book on Morocco and that he is ready to give it up for the sum of three million euros.

After a first meeting between the journalist and the lawyer representing the Moroccan party, the Kingdom of Morocco decided to file a complaint with the Paris' public prosecutor.

A new meeting with the French journalist was organized, under the supervision of the police and the public prosecutor's department, and Laurent's statements were recorded, in addition to the pictures which were taken.