Rif Activist Alleges Abuse in Moroccan Prison, Calls for Human Rights Investigation

For the inhuman abuse and harassment he is subjected to in his cell, the Rif activist does not let himself be intimidated. He never stops denouncing this kind of treatment that, he says, does not respect human rights.

"Isn’t it my right, as a citizen of this country, to demand that my dignity be maintained within the walls of the prison? Isn’t it shameful that the Prison Delegation makes a statement denying that I was beaten without asking the General Delegate to open an investigation into what I have suffered?" questions the activist El Mourtada Iamrachen, sentenced to 5 years in prison.

In this correspondence relayed on August 28 by telquel.ma, from his individual cell in Salé 2 prison (Zaki), the Rif activist holds the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) "responsible" for the consequences of his detention conditions.

A few days earlier, the prison administration had published a statement in which it was outraged by the "behavior of certain people who disseminate erroneous information on social networks to serve their own interests." This statement targeted the multiple publications of the Thafra Association (bringing together the families of the detainees). The latter had stated that it had learned that "the political prisoner El Mourtada Iamrachen" would be "subjected to repeated harassment by the local prison administration of Salé 2".

In his correspondence, Mortada Iamrachen calls on the Minister of State in charge of Human Rights, Mustapha Ramid, as a witness, asking him to "roll up his sleeves, because the situation has become intolerable". However, he appeals to "free Moroccans, in particular human rights organizations" to support him in this ordeal.