At least 140 Moroccan security forces were injured in the very violent crossing attempt. Currently, 64 migrants, mostly from Sudan, are brought before justice on charges of attacking and kidnaping security forces, human trafficking and setting fires in forests. They denounced “the actions of these networks and the connivances of those who help them.”The tragedy that followed the violent crossing shows the extent to which human trafficking networks can go in their violent tactics, the statement said. While describing Morocco as a “strategic partner,” the EU and Spain lauded Morocco’s efforts to rescue migrants at sea and its migration policy. In the same period, Morocco has dismantled around a hundred criminal trafficking networks.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 10, 2022 03:17 UTC