As he presented the list of Moroccan players called up for the upcoming matches of the Atlas Lions, against Bahrain and the DRC, the national coach was questioned about the ongoing demonstrations in the country, at the call of GenZ 212.
According to an official Moroccan source, some 193 suspects are being prosecuted after the acts of vandalism and violence recorded during the unauthorized demonstrations organized in recent days in several cities of the kingdom.
For the fifth consecutive day, demonstrations led by young people took place on Wednesday in many cities across Morocco. While several processions remained peaceful, the evening was marked by a surge of violence in certain localities, with scenes of riots and vandalism.
Many young Moroccans responded this weekend to the call to demonstrate by the GenZ 212 group. These demonstrations, which took place in at least 11 cities of the kingdom, were harshly repressed by the police. Dozens of protesters were arrested over these two days.
The police prevented a protest organized by young people on Saturday in Rabat to demand "reforms of the education and health systems". Several people were arrested.
In Tangier, Moroccan workers and representatives of Moroccan companies organized a sit-in in front of the palace of one of the Saudi princes, to demand justice and regularization of their situation.
Attacked with a knife during the pro-Palestinian demonstration organized on Sunday in Brussels, Anas S., 22, claims from his hospital bed that he knows the instigator of this attack.
A tense demonstration on Monday in Poitiers pitted about twenty people against pro-Polisario and Claude Mangin, wife of a detainee in Morocco. The gathering took place in front of the Maison de la Gibauderie, where she is staying as part of her "March for Freedom".
The U.S. Consulate in Casablanca has invited American citizens to avoid areas where demonstrations in support of Palestine are being organized.
In the Canary Islands, protesters have set fire to and vandalized about twenty rental cars, in reaction to mass tourism in the archipelago. Incidents that could encourage tourists to turn to other countries like Morocco.
The Solidary Community of the Lands of the East (CSTE) recently demonstrated in front of the prefecture of Colmar to demand an acceleration of the issuance of residence permits to foreign students, including Moroccans.
Moroccan residents and drivers in Spain demonstrated last week in front of the DGT in Madrid and the Moroccan embassy in Spain to demand that a solution be found to the problem of recognition of driving licenses.