Spanish Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Moroccan Navy Officers in 2013 Shooting Incident

After rejecting the requisition of the public prosecutor, who nevertheless refused to prosecute the accused for lack of sufficient evidence, the investigating judge decided to reopen the case and ordered the arrest of the 3 people involved in this case.

In 2013, Abdeslam Ahmed Ali and Amine Mohamed Driss, two young Spaniards of Moroccan origin, had infiltrated Moroccan waters on board a boat. The 2 men had come under fire from the Moroccan coast guards.

For the Madrid government, the case had been closed in 2015 by the Moroccan judicial authorities. In a statement, Rabat had announced that it had waived the prosecution of the members of the Royal Navy, for "having acted in accordance with the legislation in force in the country".