The Moroccan Human Rights Organization (OMDH) has called upon a transparent judicial inquiry into the tragedy that took place in Tangier’s clandestine textile workshop, while urging provisional release to those in custody following the sit-in in Fnideq.
In a press release delivered on Tuesday, OMDH’s executive board tended to examine the tragedy that claimed the lives of 28 workers within the clandestine textile unit in Tangier, as well as the authorities’ dispersal of the sit-in organized by the victims of smuggling activities, upon which, 4 young men were arrested and referred to prosecution.
The release also stated that the dispersal covered Jawad Amghar’s trial, as well as two press conferences, one of which was supposed to be held by the Young Girls for Democracy group at the headquarters of a relative association, while the other was scheduled by the Moroccan Association for the Fight against Corruption, “Transparency Maroc”, in the interest of discussing Covid-19 repercussions.
+ To determine and penalize those responsible for such tragedy +
As for the tragic incident in Tangier province, Moroccan NGO, OMDH, called for the opening of an “impartial and independent judicial inquiry under the supervision of the Attorney General to determine and penalize those responsible for such tragedy”, while urging the ministry of Labor to implement a proper control mechanism on all production units in various industrial zones, especially within large cities, in coordination with local authorities, in order to sanction any violation of the law, and eradicate informal economy.
In light of the latest events in Fnideq, the organization called for the fair trial and release of detainees in order to ease the tension and promote various initiatives undertaken by the local authorities, including the Wali’s invitation to Morocco’s partisan officials to engage in the process.
The NGO has also called upon public institutions as well as the government to accelerate the implementation of alternative development projects, in order to resolve issues related to unemployment in the region, for the local population has been enduring an unprecedented shortage in resources since closing the borders in October 2019.
Regarding the trials of Jawad Amghar and the other 4 detainees, the organization’s executive board called for a fair trial procedure, while denouncing the “unjustified” prevention of the aforementioned press conferences.
Moreover, the OMDH has pleaded for those with suspended activities in light of the pandemic outbreak, to benefit from the Covid-19 Fund as well.