Moroccan historian and human rights defender Maâti Monjib is once again the subject of a decision he considers "illegal". For him and his support committee, it is a "desperate act" aimed at silencing any dissenting voice.
The European Parliament will hold a plenary session next week to discuss human rights in Morocco, a first in 25 years. This decision was made following the "MoroccoGate" corruption scandal that hit the European institution, and an emergency resolution will be submitted to the vote next Tuesday.
The Franco-Moroccan journalist and historian Maâti Monjib is starting a new hunger strike. Through this act, the human rights activist intends to protest against his inability to leave Morocco for the past two years.
In support of journalist Soulaiman Raissouni, the France Committee in support of Maâti Monjib is launching an international hunger strike campaign on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. To this end, it is inviting democratic men and women to observe a symbolic 24-hour hunger strike tomorrow.
The Ministry of the Interior denied, on Wednesday, March 24, the "irresponsible statements and tendentious allegations" of Maâti Monjib, tending to make the national and international public opinion believe that Morocco is a bad student in terms of human rights.
Imprisoned at the local El Arjat 2 prison, the Franco-Moroccan historian and journalist Maâti Monjib continues his hunger strike, which began on March 4, to "denounce the injustice of which he is a victim." RSF organized a demonstration on Friday, March 19, in front of the Moroccan embassy in Paris to demand his "immediate release" and "an end to a flagrant injustice."
William Bourdon and Vincent Brengarth, lawyers for historian Maâti Monjib imprisoned since December 20, 2020, have filed a complaint with civil party constitution with the Paris judicial court for "moral harassment", "infringement of individual freedom by persons exercising a public function", and "endangering the life of others".
After the formal denial of the General Delegation of Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), the detainee Mâati Monjib wants to start a hunger strike. Fearing the repercussions on his health, the administration of the prison establishment has tried to dissuade him, according to a statement from the local prison El Arjat 2, in Salé.
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) reacted to the allegations relayed on Friday, March 5, 2021 on social networks, claiming that Maati Monjib , imprisoned at the local prison El Arjat 2, would have started a hunger strike on Thursday.
Maâti Monjib , professor of History and human rights activist, was supposed to be at the University of Tours this year as a visiting professor. But, since December 29, he has been incarcerated in Morocco and sentenced to one year in prison, for "undermining the internal security of the State".
Moroccan historian and human rights defender Maati Monjib was sentenced to one year in prison for "fraud" and "undermining state security". His support committee, which denounces an "unjust and vengeful verdict", demands his immediate release.
The court of first instance in Rabat sentenced, on Thursday, historian and human rights defender Maâti Monjib to 12 months in prison and a fine of 10,000 dirhams, for undermining state security, money laundering and fraud.