فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently visited a group of young Moroccan migrants detained in Algeria, following a request made by the Moroccan Association for Aid to Migrants in Difficulty.
The association addressed a letter to the ICRC coordinator for North Africa, requesting “an intervention within the limits of its powers and capabilities,” as stated in a communiqué by the Oujda-based NGO.
In this correspondence, the Moroccan Association for Aid to Migrants drew attention to the difficult detention conditions of the young Moroccans, indicating that some of them “were working as artisans before finding themselves in Algerian prisons and detention centers.” These young people have been tried on serious charges, such as “human trafficking, money laundering, illegal immigration, or formation of criminal gangs.”
The association emphasized that the detainees “suffer from inhumane conditions,” are subjected to humiliation, deprived of communication with their families, and do not receive appropriate medical care. Moreover, they are tried without being able to exercise their legal rights, including the right to defense and legal assistance, and their detention is prolonged without trial.
The NGO also reported that the families of the detainees have been “victims of scams by some lawyers” who collected fees without providing sufficient information to the families or updates on the progress of the cases.
As a reminder, the Moroccan Association for Aid to Migrants and the Coordination of Families and Relatives of Young Moroccans Detained, Arrested, or Missing in Algeria have launched appeals for a general and complete pardon for these young people imprisoned in Algeria. These appeals were conveyed through two open letters addressed to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
Meetings have also been organized in several Moroccan cities with the families and mothers of the missing and detained, to provide them with legal, social, and psychological support.
