Western Sahara: President of Republic Expresses Concern About Situation of Sahrawi Civilian Prisoners in Moroccan Jails

Bir-Lahlou — President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, has expressed his concern about the serious situation in which Sahrawi civilian prisoners are held in Moroccan jails, with the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic.

In a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, the President of the Republic said, "with the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic in various parts of the world, including the Kingdom of Morocco, the situation of these prisoners threatens serious developments, which pose a real threat to their lives, as a result of the deplorable conditions inside the prisons of the Moroccan occupation state."

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