King orders investigation into deterioration of first Islamic Charity House

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has ordered an investigation into the deterioration of the building housing the first Islamic charity in Morocco and deplored the poor conditions of its residents, during a visit to the institution on Saturday.

Built in 1927, the Casablanca-based Ain Chock Islamic Charity House provides shelter for some 700 children and youngsters. The monarch noted the "bad management of the institution and its calamitous repercussions on life conditions and education of the children."

The institution expected to provide care to children, lacks health services though it enjoys permanent financial resources notably from real-estate receipts, animals slaughtering taxes and benefactors donations and contributions.

After inquiring on the institution services and management, the sovereign ordered the opening of an investigation, to check the institution accounts and to restructure its administration.

The king gave also his instructions to the state Secretariat General to work with concerned parties on amending the law governing charity associations to prevent such cases and to assure that associations hosting children, youngsters, women and old people will play their humanitarian role.