Taxi drivers protest against insecurity

On Monday, February 27, 2012, taxi drivers in Essaouira were on strike. Their main demand was the implementation of permanent security measures following multiple assaults against their colleagues, including the one assaulted on Sunday, February 26, 2012, in front of Bab Marrakech by a parking attendant and his brother, who were apprehended by security services.The victim had received a knife wound to the chest. His serious condition required his emergency transfer to the Marrakech CHU, where he had spent hours waiting to undergo surgery, according to the testimonies of his colleagues, who claimed to have paid 400 dirhams, the price of diesel for the public ambulance that transported him to Marrakech."We are just asking for the restoration of security in the city. We are frequently victims of assaults and acts of vandalism, especially in dark and unsecured neighbourhoods and zones like…