Banikeran apologizes and withdraws the term "Qandouh" - Code: Comprehensive Moroccan Electronic Newspaper

Abdel Elilah Benkiran, leader of the Justice and Development Party, publicly apologized for a remark he made during a festival in Essaouira, in which he linked the names of King Mohammed VI's advisors, Fouad Ali El Himma and André Azoulay, to "Shi Qandouh." He reaffirmed most of what he previously said, except for the statement he apologized for. This comes in the context of statements that sparked controversy and have been repeated over the past few years from Benkiran's assertions.