Due to the circumstances linked to Covid-19, the number of cases registered fell from 51,591 in 2019, to 31,448 in 2020, a drop of 38%, while the number of cases judged fell by 12%, said Abdennabaoui at the opening of the judicial year 2021.

Concerning people remanded in custody, the number of cases not judged rose from 1,156 in 2019 to 1,381 in 2020, an increase of 19%, he noted, specifying that these figures are due to stopping the activity of the Court of Cassation during the lockdown.

This court was able to rule on 2,577 cases, about the same number of registered cases, which is 2,650 cases of people remanded in custody, he added.

The number of cases still pending has dropped from 50,985 to 41,872, a decrease of 17%, thanks to the drop in registered cases and the stability of the rate of judged cases, the official said.

The number of prosecutions for violence against women was established, during the lockdown (March 20-June 30, 2020), at 1,568, or 466 on a monthly average, he said, noting that this number remains lower compared to normal periods, which see some 1,500 lawsuits monthly.

The official also affirmed that the courts recorded, in 2020, 2,738,107 new cases, down 10.83% compared to 2019, adding that they judged 2,600,240 cases, a decrease of 16% compared to the year before.

The cases judged represent 95% of those registered, or -6 points compared to 2019, the year in which this rate was 101%, he added.