The embezzlement of humanitarian assistance is seemingly an enduring phenomenon in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps although the populations sequestrated there are in dire need of this assistance. A new embezzlement scandal broke out Tuesday, when the canary Islands “La Provincia” daily reported the diversion of some €2.5 million of humanitarian aid provided by the international community for the Tndouf camps populations. Reports about the embezzlements of humanitarian aid by the Polisario leaders and some Algerian officials were recurrent. The MEPs also called for a reassessment of the EU aid and for its adaptation to the true needs of the people living in the Tindouf camps. The UN Security Council had also insistently reiterated its request for the registration of the Tindouf camps refugees and repeatedly invited Algeria to do efforts in this regard.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 27, 2019 16:18 UTC