The silence that is Morocco

[brim]

food for thought? We do seem to maintain something, as a nation, of a hypocritical stance on this...

The silence-conspiracy exhibited by the Moroccan political elite, some
human rights organisations affiliated with some political parties, the
official news agency, and partisan and co-opted media calls to mind the
systematic silence and blessing expressed by those forces to the crimes
against humanity perpetrated by the Moroccan regime when it bombarded
Saharawi towns and villages, poisoned their water sources an used
napalm and phosphorus..... All these forces did not lift a finger and behaved
just like the Moroccan State in denying the existence of Saharawi
disappeared whose fate was not known until 1991 as a result of
international pressure, and who had to spend 17 years in secret
detention centres such as Galaat Magouna, Agdz, Sekoura, Dareb Moulay
Chrif and Sisimi in Layoune; until now, there remain 526 disappeared as
confirmed by Amnesty International. Where are those voices and bodies
that claim defending democracy and were mobilised for the release of
the
Moroccan POWs held by the Frente POLISARIO? Have they forgotten that
democracy also entails the staunch defence of those who are detained on
account of their peaceful demonstr

ation and _expression of an opinion
that may be different from the official stance of the Moroccan regime
as to the question of Western Sahara?

Democracy does not lend itself to selectivity and is not based on
political parochial calculations; it goes beyond political differences,
and seeks to defend legitimate rights. To oppose us on account of our
ethnic belonging is a very serious matter indeed.

Source: Ali Salem Tamek
Prison number: 6375
Local Prison Ait-Melloul, Agadir, Morocco.

(cross posted to Sahara Marocain)

[Ma_Li_Ka]

Clone of http://www.morocco.com/forums/showth...threadid=22562

[brim]

Ma_Li_Ka, shall I explain the notion of cross-posting to you?

[Theja]

I pray that Ali Slem Tamek (and fellow prisoners) will receive mercy from the Lord, and justice from Moroccan government.