In a circular to the first Attorney General and to Attorneys General at the Court of Cassation, to the public prosecutors at the Courts of Appeal and the Appeal Courts of Commerce and their deputies and to the public prosecutors at the courts of first instance and commerce and their deputies,  Abdennabaoui stressed the need to initiate, without hesitation, investigations and public actions in the event of violation of the provisions in this area.

He also stressed the importance of continuing mobilization in order to preserve the health of citizens and ensure their security throughout the period of the state of health emergency, as well as to continue to inform the president of the Public Prosecution of all interventions undertaken within the framework of applying the law and to refer to him any difficulties.

"Legislative Decree No. 2.20.292 on the provisions relating to the state of health emergency and the procedures for its declaration criminalizes all violations of orders and decisions by public authorities, in the context of measures of sanitary confinement", he said, noting that the failure to wear protective masks by persons authorized to leave their home for specific reasons, constitutes an offense punishable in accordance with article 4 of the decree of the aforementioned law.

He underlined that the non-wearing of protective masks is considered an offense distinct from the offense of non-compliance with sanitary confinement measures at home, noting that obstructing the implementation of the decisions of public authorities relating to mask wearing is considered an offense if it is committed by violence, threat, fraud or coercion.

Any offender is liable to a sentence of one to three months in prison, in addition to a fine of 300 and 1,300 dirhams or one of the two penalties, according to article 4 of Legislative Decree No. 2.20. 292.