The penalty shall be life imprisonment and a fine of not less than (5,000,000) five million Dirhams if the human trafficking offence is committed in the following cases: 1. If the victim is a child, a disabled person, an incapacitated person, or a pregnant woman. 2. If the offence is committed through death threat, serious harm, physical or psychological torture, or if the perpetrator is carrying a weapon. 3. If the perpetrator founds or manages an organised criminal group or r is a member thereof, or participates in its activities with knowledge of objectives thereof. 4. If the perpetrator is the victim spouse, one of ascendants or descendants thereof, or has authority over the victim. 5. If the perpetrator is a public servant or someone assigned to do a public service who exploits position thereof or the duties assigned thereto in committing the offence; 6. If the offence is a crime of a transnational nature. 6. If the offence resulted in a terminal illness or a permanent disability for the victim. 7. If the perpetrator has previously been convicted of a human trafficking offence. 8. If the victim dies.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.