Setting fire in the forest – lack of criminal intent – court legal description Country/Territory Morocco Type of court National - higher court Date Feb 18, 2009 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Court of Cassation Seat of court Rabat Language English Abstract As long as the defendant denied his intention to set fire in the forest and confirms that he only forgot to put it off after making tea, the court was right to reconsider the legal description of facts and apply the appropriate description which is provisions of Article 607 of the criminal code instead of Article 581 of the same code, on the ground that there is a lack of criminal intent.Request rejected Available in Court of Cassation’s Decisions on the environment