Morocco Expels Spanish Journalist After Attempted Interview with Sahrawi Activist

David Melero would have been detained for hours by about thirty secret service agents, before being forcibly taken by taxi to the airport for expulsion from the kingdom, reports Catalunya Press. He is accused of having tried to interview Sultana Khaya, the Sahrawi human rights activist.

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The Spanish photojournalist denounced the violence suffered during the taxi ride and stressed that he would have received threats from the Moroccan agents who accused him of being a terrorist.

Upon his arrival at Barcelona-El Prat international airport at 7 p.m., where protesters and the media should be waiting for him, Melero announced that he will speak out to denounce the human rights violations suffered by Sultana Khaya and the misadventure he experienced.