Since Spain has revised its position on the Moroccanness of the Sahara, this is the first time that Brahim Ghali has broken his silence. In an interview with the Spanish daily El Mundo, the Polisario Front leader accused Spain of once again abandoning the Sahrawis.
The Spanish Association of Professors of International Law and International Relations (AEPDIRI) considers that Spain’s change of position on the Sahara is a "serious violation" of international law.
Pedro Sanchez’s decision to change his position on the Sahara could cost him legal proceedings before the International Criminal Court for "complicity in war crimes," said Polisario Front lawyer Gilles Devers in an interview on Algerian television.
After fifteen months of pressure, King Mohammed VI has finally achieved his goal of getting Spain to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
The change in Spain’s position on the Sahara is not to the liking of the Polisario. The latter believes that the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, has "succumbed to the pressures and blackmail" of Morocco.
The judge in charge of the Brahim Ghali case, Rafael Lasala, has just ordered the police to investigate the identity of the person responsible who coordinated the entry of the Polisario Front leader into the Zaragoza air base last April.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is facing criticism from some Spanish politicians and media after his meeting with Polisario leader Brahim Ghali during the EU-AU summit. They accuse him of bogging down Rabat and Madrid in the diplomatic crisis.
The "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)" costs Algeria, the protector of the Polisario, one billion dollars a year. At least, that’s what a military source claims.
The leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, says he "deeply regrets" the crisis generated by his entry into Spain in April last for health reasons. He denounces a "political instrumentalization" of the situation by Morocco.
Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario independence movement and president of the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)", would be expected at the sixth European Union-African Union summit, which Morocco will also attend. His possible attendance at this meeting could undermine relations between Europe and the kingdom.
Senator Carles Mulet of Compromis reproaches the government of Pedro Sanchez for continuing to provide "massive" arms to Morocco after the ceasefire with the Polisario Front in 1991.
The Polisario Front continues, it claims, its attacks against Moroccan defense posts in the Sahara in order to incite Morocco to retaliate with drone attacks.