The leader of the Hirak of the Rif, Nasser Zefzafi, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence, has called for a protest march for the 3rd anniversary of the death of Mouhcine Fikri. This informal fish merchant indeed died on October 26, 2015, after being crushed to death in a garbage truck while trying to recover his seized merchandise.
The detainees of the Hirak of the Rif are back in the spotlight. They are calling on Moroccans in the diaspora to march in Paris on October 26 in memory of the 3rd anniversary of the death of Mohcine Fikri and the birth of the movement.
The Moroccan Consulate in Utrecht was visited by pro-Zefzafi residents in the Netherlands. They vandalized national symbols and demanded to be stripped of their Moroccan nationality just like their leader, Nasser Zefzafi, and the six other detainees of the Hirak of the Rif.
The Salafist imam, Mohamed Fizazi, who had called Nasser Zefzafi and the six other detainees of the Hirak of the Rif "bastards" because of their willingness to renounce Moroccan nationality, has incurred the wrath of Omar Iharchan, member of the National Secretariat of the Political Circle of Al Adl Wal Ihssane (AWI).
The decision of the Rif activists to renounce Moroccan nationality and break the allegiance to the Throne continues to fuel controversy. It is in this atmosphere that Cheikh Mohamed Fizazi, who is one of the symbols of Salafism in Morocco, has come to denounce the attitude of the activists.
Nasser Zefzafi, leader of the "Hirak" protest movement, and five other detained activists have requested to be deprived of their Moroccan nationality. It was his father who made this known on social media.
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) says it is very surprised by the allegations and other lies, referring to torture and ill-treatment in several establishments in the country. The DGAPR refutes them and reassures of its commitment to respecting the rights of each prisoner.
For the success of the "Civil Initiative for the Rif" which aims to be a framework for discussions to find a favorable outcome to the Hirak file, Nasser Zefzafi demands the involvement of activists still in detention, as well as that of their families. The leader of the Hirak made his position known to his father who had gone to visit him.
The detainees of the Hirak of the Rif, but also those of Jerada, could soon be pardoned by King Mohammed VI. This is at least the wish of several politicians, including Mustapha Ramid.
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) recently held a meeting with the association of families of Hirak detainees. This event could signal the beginning of a solution, according to some civil society actors.
While the leader of the Hirak movement, Nasser Zefzafi, was in the hospital under close guard, a child reportedly spotted him and asked to take a selfie with him. His phone was temporarily confiscated by one of the guards.
Mustapha Ramid sees a favorable turn in the case of Nasser Zefzafi and the other co-detainees of the Hirak. Is he alluding to a pardon from King Mohammed VI?