Initially scheduled for this Wednesday, May 5, the hearing of Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario, hospitalized in Logroño since April 21, has been postponed to Friday. This is the decision of the judge of the Audiencia Nacional, Santiago Pedraz Gomez.
Morocco continues to put pressure on Spain and this has intensified in recent days following the reception of Brahim Ghali. The Kingdom, which should organize the Marhaba operation dedicated to Moroccans living abroad this year, could exclude the two enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.
The Spanish police have arrested a man, presumed to be the author of fake PCR tests that he sells to Moroccan-origin citizens wishing to travel to Morocco.
No doubt about the summoning of Brahim Ghali , the Polisario leader hospitalized in Logroño since April 21. Judge Santiago Pedraz Gomez of the Madrid court has indeed issued a summons for his hearing on May 5, as well as that of other influential members of the separatist movement.
Spanish National Police officers arrested on Sunday a 25-year-old Moroccan man who tried to stab a police officer who was chasing him. The suspect is said to be involved in an armed robbery.
Brahim Ghali , the Polisario leader currently hospitalized in Logroño, should face Spanish justice. Madrid investigating judge Santiago Pedraz Gomez would have issued a summons for his hearing on May 5, as well as that of other influential members of the separatist movement, following a complaint filed by one of their dissidents for "kidnapping, arbitrary detention and torture" in the Tindouf prisons.
Agricultural organizations in Spain have filed several complaints asking the authorities to sanction the Almería companies that fraudulently relabel Moroccan horticultural products such as tomatoes, watermelons or cucumbers. Since then, no sanctions have been imposed.
An 18-year-old Moroccan woman was found dead this Sunday at her home in Cartaya in the municipality of Huelva, in southern Spain. The police have opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the death.
The tensions between Morocco and Spain over the hospitalization of Brahim Ghali, the Polisario leader, in a hospital in Logroño, near Zaragoza, under the borrowed name of Mohamed Ben Battouche, of Algerian nationality, are not subsiding. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, denounces the "à la carte relationship" that Madrid maintains with Rabat.
The enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla will remain closed until May 31. This is the decision made by the Spanish government in view of the tense diplomatic context prevailing with Morocco, but also the health situation.
Displeased with Spain for hosting Brahim Ghali, the Polisario leader, on its territory, Morocco has decided to postpone the high-level inter-ministerial summit until further notice.
Former Prime Minister Manuel Valls has stated that France and Spain must be clearer in their support for Morocco on the Sahara. He argues that it is around an autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty that this issue must be resolved.