Belgian national, Christophe Marchand, has been denied entry to Morocco by virtue of a sovereign decision that has been taken in accordance with the law n° 02-03 relating to the entry and stay of foreigners in the Kingdom of Morocco, and irregular immigration, state authorities reported.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the interministerial delegation for human rights declared that the authorization granted by public authorities to multinational observers in order to follow the progress of an ongoing trial within Morocco’s territorial jurisdiction, alongside a set of diplomatic bodies and national human rights institutions, is part of Morocco’s keenness to provide an impartial and independent monitoring of the trial in question.
Marchand has been denied entry to Morocco due to his hostile positions towards the latter, especially in terms of its territorial integrity, the same source stressed, noting that the Belgian’s arrival to the kingdom “is nothing but an attempt to disrupt an ongoing trial”.
“Marchand was aware, as of February 24, that he has been denied access to Morocco, however, he kept on trying to impose a fait accompli and take advantage of such a decision, in order to harm Morocco’s reputation by preparing unbiased and subjective reports”, the statement revealed.
“The sovereign decision to deny Marchand’s entry to Morocco was taken in accordance with the Law No. 02-03 relating to the entry and stay of foreigners in the Kingdom of Morocco, mainly article 4, for it stipulates denying access to any foreign party deemed subject to a territory-ban”, the same source concluded.
In light of the above, Marchand was intercepted at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, on Monday, and was asked to return to Belgium on the next day, due to his unacceptable attempt to attend Omar Radi’s trial.
It is noteworthy that Marchand posted a video on his Facebook page providing all details related to this event.