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News 04 Sep 2014 2 min read

25 migrants expelled following the events in the Boukhalef district in Tangier

25 migrants expelled following the events in the Boukhalef district in Tangier

The case of the death of the young Senegalese, Charles Paul Alphonse Ndour, continues to cause a stir. Indeed, the Moroccan authorities have proceeded to deport 25 migrants to their countries of origin. A measure described as worrying by some associative sources, especially since many people were witnesses to the abuses committed by young people from the Boukhalef district against sub-Saharan migrants during the tragic events of this weekend. However, some of the people deported are not concerned in any way by these incidents. "We are 26 people to have been arrested by the police for illegal demonstration on the public highway after the death of the young Senegalese. An absurdity since they arrested me in front of Café Paris far from the Boukhalef district. Moreover, I was not the only case. Other people were apprehended solely for their black skin," indicated Harouna, an associative actor who was then released before continuing: "We remained in detention for three days before appearing before the public prosecutor who imposed a one-month suspended prison sentence and a fine of 1,000 DH". However, the ordeal of these 26 people did not stop there. Indeed, they were taken to the central police station of Tangier before being transported to Casablanca. "It was at the police station that we learned of our expulsion to our countries of origin. Despite our protests and demands to proceed with identification since most of us are in a regular administrative situation, the police did not pay attention to our requests," specified our source. According to Hicham Rachdi, Secretary General of the Anti-Racist Group for the Defence and Support of Foreigners and Migrants (GADEM), 17 people of Senegalese and Malian origin have already been deported to their respective countries. Other people (five Cameroonians, one Nigerien and one Nigerian) still refuse to leave. "This is indeed an illegal procedure because collective expulsion is prohibited. The law requires that these people have the right to appeal to a court to challenge the administrative decision allowing their expulsion," specified Hicham Rachdi. These are remarks shared by Saïd Bouamama, President of the Mediterranean Encounter Association for Immigration and Development (ARMID), who fears that these expulsions constitute a turning point in the public authorities' policy towards irregular migrants since there was a moratorium on deportations. "Acting in this way without respecting the current procedures is worrying and does not bode well," he concluded.

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