Moroccan Crossdresser Seeks Asylum in Spain After Public Persecution

For El Confidencial, Chafiq Lafrid would be the most hated transvestite in Morocco. Since some police elements revealed his identity when he was arrested following a traffic accident, wearing women’s clothes, the latter says he is persecuted and can no longer even go out to eat. "My life has become a disaster, a constant persecution," he said.

Chafiq Lafrid would like to leave Morocco so as no longer to have to live "what he is" in secrecy. His dream would be to dress as a woman every day. And not as he used to do in Morocco, very sporadically, and in places sheltered from prying eyes.

When asked "Where would you like to settle?", Lafrid replies: "It doesn’t matter to me. Where can I be myself? In Europe. In Spain. I also have a lot of friends there. I would like to go to Spain".

El Confidencial points out that Ibtissame Lachgar, an activist for individual rights, co-founder of the MALI-Alternative Movement for Individual Liberators collective, as well as the collective itself, are helping him with the administrative and legal procedures necessary to obtain asylum, in Spain or in other European countries, or in Canada. They would have already started discussing with international organizations, official bodies, embassies and consulates. Including the Spanish embassy.

It should be noted that this scandal dates back to the night of December 31, when, on his way back from a party, Chafiq Lafrid, 33 years old, had a minor traffic accident in Marrakech. He was wearing women’s clothes. Evening clothes. Police elements then photographed him, and also took pictures of his personal documents, then posted his photos on social networks. The four agents, including two senior officers, were sanctioned by the director of the DGSN. They were accused of "not having taken the necessary measures to protect the personal data" of a person escorted by the police.