The issue of human rights violations during the June 24 tragedy in Melilla, which claimed the lives of around thirty migrants, should be raised in Rabat, the Spanish Prime Minister said in an interview with El Peace daily on Sunday.
Asked about images of the tragedy, which he said he had not seen during his latest intervention on the topic on Wednesday, and “respect for human rights in such a situation“Pedro Sanchez claimed that.”It is up to the Moroccan government to answer this question“.
“We need to talk about what we are doing in Spaincontinued Pedro Sanchez. However, he immediately qualified his words by saying:to recognize the efforts of Morocco, suffering from migratory pressures, to protect the borders that are not its own, but those of Spain.” and causing “solidarity” which, according to him, Spain and Europe should show in relation to Morocco.
On June 24, about 30 African migrants were killed when about 2,000 people tried to force their way into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Morocco.
Footage released hours later revealed acts of brutality, with bodies strewn on the ground, beatings by Moroccan police and men hanging from fences being tear gassed by Spanish security forces, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Melilla, with the city of Ceuta, one of two Spanish enclaves on Morocco’s northern coast, is the European Union’s only land border with the African continent.
Melila for Prime Ministerthe latest episode in a tragedy that began long before, miles away“Talking again about brutal assault with men”armed“, and an event organized by “mafias“An argument that the Spanish government continues to make after this case.
It is not yet officially known about the human victims of the tragedy, and at the moment the authorities are putting forward “thirtiesThe heaviest deaths ever recorded between Morocco and the borders of the two enclaves.
It sparked international outrage, with the United Nations in particular calling for a rare crackdown, as well as the opening of two investigations in Spain and an information mission in Morocco.
This new migration drama at the EU’s gates comes after Madrid and Rabat patched up their relationship in mid-March following a nearly year-long diplomatic row over the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Source: Le Figaro
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