On the subject of the current conflict between the kingdom of Morocco and Spain, Charles-Saint Prot, French academic and Director-General of the Observatoire d’Etudes Géopolitiques de Paris gives us his point of view with a retrospective analysis of “the cloth that burns between Morocco and the social-leftist Spanish regime ”.
” By deciding to welcome Brahim Ghali, born in Marrakech in 1945 and leader of the separatist Polisario militia, the Spanish social-leftist government (Pedro Sanchez’s PSOE is allied with the even more leftist and irresponsible movement of Podemos) seems not to have measured the consequences of its decision towards Morocco, a friendly and allied state, which Spain needs for many reasons. Ghali’s presence in Spain has aroused the “exasperation” of Morocco, which considers him a war criminal », Begins by confiding to Hespress Fr, Charles Saint-Prot.
He rightly recalls that while the Kingdom of Morocco is an indispensable partner of Spain, in particular in the fight against illegal immigration and the war against terrorism, diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated since then. ‘reception, at the end of last April, by the socialist regime in Madrid of the leader of the Polisario Front to be treated there for Covid-19.
And to the Director General of the Observatory in Paris to point out: ” This bad move of the Spanish government which thus allowed the stay near Zaragoza of this separatist who is the puppet of Algeria of course provoked the anger of Rabat which decided the recall “for consultation” of its ambassador Karima Benyaich, who considered that there are “acts which have consequences that must be assumed”, thus calling into question the bad gesture of the government of Pédro Sanchez against Morocco “.
According to this expert in geopolitics, to understand the substance of the matter, it should be remembered that the Polisario is a small separatist group which is the simple toy in the hands of Algeria, which finances it from the beginning to destabilize Morocco.
” As the Polisario originally benefited, in 1975-76, from the support of the communist bloc, of which Algiers was a feal, it was often supported by political parties and unions of the European far left and left. », He emphasizes.
For Charles Saint-Prot, “The Spanish press, -which hypocritically deplored the Moroccan attitude, which would encourage emigration to destabilize Spain-, took no account of the fact that the reception of the separatist Brahim Ghali is an act of great hostility towards Morocco and that it is justified to punish the socialist Spain of Sanchez ”.
The expert backs up his remarks by stating: ” Because it is the government of Madrid and it alone that bears the responsibility for the migration crisis. In addition Brahim Ghali, head of the Sahrawi Republic puppet which is recognized only by a few rogue states (Iran, North Korea, Venezuela …), is not only a sad vestige of international communism which once dreamed of destabilizing Morocco , he not only entered Spain with a false Algerian diplomatic passport, under the false identity of Mohamed Benbatouche, he is also a torturer prosecuted by several Spanish human rights associations for abject rapes, assassinations, mass kidnappings and disappearances at sea of Spanish fishermen “.
And to continue: ” At the request of the victims’ lawyers, the Spanish justice has just reopened a case against Ghali for ‘crimes against humanity’. Moreover, according to the daily El Pais, Brahim Ghali is summoned next June 1 before a judge to be heard on his many criminal misdeeds. “.
In this sense, he recalls certain facts: “ The newspaper El Pais headlined, on May 11, 2021, that the reception of Ghali in Spain is ‘a favor to Algeria which poisons relations with Morocco’. And for Morocco, the Ghali affair constitutes ‘a test of the reliability and sincerity of the relationship’ between Rabat and its Spanish neighbor. On this point, it should be remembered that Morocco refused to welcome Catalan separatist leaders in 2017; and one would have thought that the Spanish regime had the dignity to do the same, especially when it comes to an assassin! “.
And to conclude: ” It is obvious that the socialist government of Pedro Sanchez did not measure the consequences of its hostile decision towards Morocco, a friendly state which is essential for security, economic, commercial, social and cultural cooperation. “.
Only one solution remains: punish or extradite Brahim Ghali
” Under these conditions, the Kingdom of Morocco is justified in condemning the misstep of a Spanish regime favoring ideology over reason, as people on the left and on the far left too often do. In any case, as noted by lawyer and professor of international law Jean-Yves de Cara, Brahim Ghali cannot leave Spanish territory without being answerable for the crimes of which he is accused. », Argues the CEO of the Observatory, adding that this lawyer is clear:
” Brahim Ghali cannot avail himself of the diplomatic immunity fraudulently granted by Algeria under a false identity. From a diplomatic point of view, in the event of an international complaint, Spain cannot plead such immunity or its status as head of state of the so-called SADR that it has not recognized (no more than most powers) and which does not have the effectiveness of a State. From the judicial point of view, it is up to the Spanish justice to exercise itself: it has jurisdictional competence in this regard, due to the presence of the author of the acts and of certain victims on Spanish territory, as well as ‘because of the international character of the crimes in question “.
Believing that there is therefore only one solution, that of punishing or extraditing Brahim Ghali, Charles Saint-Prot recalls that most foreign governments are aware of Morocco’s capacity for investigations and information and its effectiveness in anti-terrorist operations, recognized by many states, including the United States, France and Germany.
“The latter, approached to take charge of the person concerned, did not follow up. Quite recently, on April 28, 2021, the European Parliament underlined the strategic nature of relations between Morocco and the European Union and recommended “more support” for the Kingdom of Morocco ”, he argues.
In fine, the director general of the OEG concludes: “According to Moroccans, for whom the Moroccan Sahara is the equivalent of Alsace-Lorraine, Spain cannot ignore that Morocco, an old nation of nearly thirteen centuries, does not allow anyone to undermine their sovereignty. It must be clear to the entire international community that if the Makhzen ensures the anti-terrorist and security agreement with friendly countries (it has just, for example, given new proof of its effectiveness by avoiding a bloodbath in a church in France), he does not admit that he is disrespected ”.
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