Councillor's body found in his car's boot, press reports

The body of the chairman of a Moroccan rural commune was found lately in his car's boot in a Casablanca street, the press reported.

Rahal Kamal, chairman of a rural commune in the province of Safi (350 km south of Rabat), had been reported missing for two weeks.

Autopsy showed that Rahal was murdered and the police is now actively investigating the case to find the perpetrators of the crime.

The victim was chief technician at the equipment department in Casablanca.