Beneficiaries of the “Argana” subdivision in Essaouira claim their plots

Several citizens who are beneficiaries of the "Argana" real estate operation in Essaouira, scandalised by the blockage that the project has been experiencing for four years, have just contacted the Ministries of the Interior and Housing, the Wali of the Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz region, the Governor of Essaouira and the Regional Human Rights Commission. The said letters confirm everything that was published by Libé on 18 June 2010 following the outbreak of a series of protests by dozens of citizens who condemned the method of allocating the plots and the nature of the beneficiaries. Sit-ins and petitions that described the allocation of plots to local officials as "major corruption" were the most striking reactions condemning this operation, which seems to have benefited only the city's real estate lobby, while the vast majority of citizens who have never benefited from economic housin…