Moroccan Leaders and Experts Sign Petition Against Mandatory Vaccine Pass

These include Mouna Hachim, writer and historian, Prof. Jaafar Heikel, epidemiologist and specialist in infectious diseases, Nabil Benabdallah, secretary general of the PPS, Nabila Mounib, MP and SG of the PSU, Amina Maelainine, former MP and member of the PJD, Zakaria Garti, co-founder of the MAAN movement and community activist, or the director and screenwriter Mohcine Besri.

Through scathing criticism, these personalities from diverse backgrounds have each expressed their discontent and disapproval of the government measure, considering it disrespectful towards the Moroccan citizen.

Without hesitation, this "anti-vaccine pass front" signed the petition "No to the vaccine pass without a reasonable delay and without a national debate", launched online by the geopolitical analyst and radio commentator Rachid Achachi. Through this manifesto, the citizen collective expressed its "total incomprehension with regard to the decision to impose a ’vaccine pass’ without any prior notice or reasonable delay, nor a national debate on the issue".

"This petition is not against the vaccine, nor against the vaccine pass, on the contrary," commented Nabil Benabdallah to H24info, adding "that we cannot take a measure on Monday and apply it on Thursday without notice, without delay, without taking into account various situations that can be difficult." "The purpose of this petition is to say that a measure of this magnitude requires steps," he hammered.

"These are measures that can be, just, necessary, but that it is a matter of preparing, with transitional measures, and informing public opinion," he pointed out.

Furthermore, the collective said it was "convinced of the interest of vaccination to reduce the transmissibility of variants of this virus, to avoid severe forms of the disease, hospitalizations, lethality and the health, social and economic impact".