فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Tangier, Morocco – Moroccan authorities on Saturday, May 31, prevented a group of pro-Polisario activists from disembarking at Tangier Med Port upon their arrival aboard a ferry from Algeciras, Spain. The twelve activists, of French and Spanish nationalities, were turned back to their port of embarkation after attempting to enter national territory to organize a political action of a separatist nature.
The initiative, launched by Claude Mangin, wife of the imprisoned Sahrawi activist Naâma Asfari, aimed to organize a “freedom march for Sahrawi political prisoners” between Paris and the Moroccan city of Kenitra. Naâma Asfari is serving a prison sentence in Kenitra for his involvement in the bloody Gdeim Izik events in 2010.
The activists’ program included organizing a demonstration in front of Kenitra prison, which Moroccan authorities interpreted as an unacceptable political provocation and an attack on national sovereignty.
According to witnesses, some members of this group of pro-Polisario activists displayed Polisario flags and chanted slogans in favor of Sahrawi separatists at the moment of their expulsion, while claiming they “did not understand the reasons for their denied entry.”
However, for the Moroccan authorities, the answer was clear: the Kingdom categorically refuses the exploitation of its soil for hostile propaganda against its territorial integrity. The expulsion was carried out in compliance with administrative procedures, and no major incidents were reported.
This is not the first time that foreign pro-Polisario activists have attempted to enter Morocco to carry out communication or protest actions in support of the separatist cause. In recent years, Morocco has strengthened its vigilance against this type of campaign led by often well-organized networks abroad, particularly in Europe.
It should be noted that Naâma Asfari’s conviction is based on serious facts: the murder of several law enforcement officers during the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik camp. The judicial procedures were validated by international observers, and Moroccan authorities have repeatedly affirmed that the trial respected international standards of fairness.
