In a clarification in response to a video posted on YouTube, the administration of the local prison of Taounate noted that the dissemination of these allegations by the former inmate is an attempt to damage the reputation of the penal institution and its staff, especially since the individual concerned was known for his inappropriate behavior.
The penal institution pointed out that the former detainee in question was entitled, since his incarceration, to 13 medical consultations between 11 July 2019 and 02 April 2020, in addition to two other specialized consultations for the digestive system at the city's provincial hospital, noting that he also underwent several tests with "normal" results and had access to the medicines prescribed to him by the doctor of the penal institution and the external physician.