The meeting between Fatima Zahra Mansouri, tasked with forming the new Moroccan government, and retired commissioner Mahmoud Archane has sparked widespread condemnation from human rights activists. Major organizations, including the Moroccan Association for Human Rights and the Moroccan Forum for Truth and Equity, have criticized the event, citing Archane's involvement in historical abuses, such as torture and arbitrary detentions during the "Years of Lead." Human rights groups argue that including figures associated with past atrocities in official government consultations perpetuates a culture of impunity and undermines the country's transitional justice efforts. Political observers, such as academic Mohamed Hafid, noted that this public integration of past oppressors into the political arena serves as a painful reminder to victims and their families that the era of state-led repression remains present in current institutional circles.