The car finally stopped and her abductors blindfolded her and led her into a building to interrogate her. Inside, she was interrogated for several hours about her relationship with Anas El Haloui, spokesperson for the Joint Coordination for the Defense of Islamist Detainees, as well as being a political prisoner and human rights defender. The agents asked her questions about her work and what had led to her engagement to Mr. El Haloui. Her refusal to answer the agents led to them to insult, humiliate, and beat her. They also threatened her with rape. The agents finally released the 26-year-old woman at night in the suburbs of Larache after threatening to arrest her again if she dared tell anyone what had happened to her.

The morning after her release, Karima presented herself at the police station to lay a complaint of abduction and torture. The police officers present refused point-blank to record her complaint, retorting that she was trying to "maneuver for her future husband."

Rachid Mesli, Director of Alkarama's Legal Department, expressed his concern about the"intimidation, the aim of which is obviously to terrorize Ms. El Berhihi because of her links with a human rights defender." Even more alarming is the strong possibility that these acts were made in reprisal to Mr. El Haloui's meeting with Mr. Méndez, the Special Rapporteur on Torture, during his visit to Morocco last September.