In a statement, Morocco's Interior Ministry said 76 civilians were injured along with 140 Moroccan security officers. "They were left there without help for hours, which increased the number of deaths," the human rights group said on Twitter. In another of the association's videos, a Moroccan security officer appeared to use a baton to strike a person lying on the ground. "The human rights of migrants and refugees must be respected and situations like that seen cannot happen again." Five rights organisations in Morocco and APDHA, a human rights group based in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, also called for inquiries.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 26, 2022 07:03 UTC