The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, immediately qualified his remarks by ensuring “to recognize the effort made by Morocco, which suffers from migratory pressure, to defend borders which are not its own but those of Spain” .
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The question of the violation of human rights in the tragedy in Melilla, which claimed the lives of at least 23 African migrants on June 24, must be raised in Rabat, the Spanish Prime Minister said in an interview on Sunday July 3. daily El País.
Footage released several hours later revealed acts of brutality, with bodies strewn on the ground, Moroccan police beatings and Spanish security forces firing tear gas at men hanging from fences, according to the report. NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW). Asked about these images that he said he had not seen during his last intervention, Wednesday, on the subject, and on the “respect for human rights in such a situation”Pedro Sanchez replied: “It is the government of Morocco that should answer this question.” “We have to talk about what we are doing in Spain”, continued Pedro Sanchez.
However, he immediately qualified his remarks by saying “recognize the effort made by Morocco, which suffers from migratory pressure, to defend borders which are not its own but those of Spain” and evoking the “solidarity” which, in his view, Spain and Europe must show vis-à-vis Morocco.