The emergency admission of the Secretary General of the Polisario, Brahim Ghali to a hospital in Logroño, Spain, under the borrowed name of Mohamed Ben Battouche, an Algerian national, continues to make headlines. More new revelations.
The tension does not subside between Morocco and Spain following the reception of Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario Front. The latest reaction is that of the president of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), Aziz Akhannouch, who indicated in an interview that Morocco, intrigued by the attitude of Madrid, needs a clear position in order to restore trust in relations with this country.
Alongside the various diplomatic statements, the Istiqlal party has strongly criticized the decision of Spain to host the leader of the separatists, Brahim Ghali, with the Spanish Popular Party. In a letter addressed to Pablo Casado, the Moroccan political formation has lambasted this stance of the Spanish authorities which it considers "hostile and unfriendly" towards Morocco.
Morocco takes note of Spain’s decision not to have informed it of the presence of the Polisario leader on its territory and will "draw all the consequences" from it, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad said.
Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain, reacted to the upcoming hearing of Brahim Ghali . The magistrate Santiago Pedraz Gomez, the investigating judge in Madrid, had issued a summons for the hearing of the Polisario leader following a complaint filed by El Fadel Breika, one of their dissidents, for "kidnapping, arbitrary detention and torture" in the Tindouf prisons. Initially scheduled for May 5, it has been postponed to Friday, May 7.
Initially scheduled for this Wednesday, May 5, the hearing of Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario, hospitalized in Logroño since April 21, has been postponed to Friday. This is the decision of the judge of the Audiencia Nacional, Santiago Pedraz Gomez.
No doubt about the summoning of Brahim Ghali , the Polisario leader hospitalized in Logroño since April 21. Judge Santiago Pedraz Gomez of the Madrid court has indeed issued a summons for his hearing on May 5, as well as that of other influential members of the separatist movement.
Brahim Ghali , the Polisario leader currently hospitalized in Logroño, should face Spanish justice. Madrid investigating judge Santiago Pedraz Gomez would have issued a summons for his hearing on May 5, as well as that of other influential members of the separatist movement, following a complaint filed by one of their dissidents for "kidnapping, arbitrary detention and torture" in the Tindouf prisons.
Displeased with Spain for hosting Brahim Ghali, the Polisario leader, on its territory, Morocco has decided to postpone the high-level inter-ministerial summit until further notice.
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita had a videoconference meeting on Thursday with his Norwegian counterpart Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide. During this exchange, several issues were discussed, including the Sahara.
The Brahim Ghali affair is also a concern for the Moroccan Parliament. It was at the heart of the meeting on Tuesday of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Defense and Moroccans Residing Abroad within the House of Advisors.
The Polisario believes that the government of Pedro Sánchez has acted in a "consistent" manner with its reception policy, despite the "controversy fueled by Morocco" in the media. This is what Abdulah Arabi, the movement’s delegate in Spain, indicated.