The Association of Victims of Terrorism of the Canary Islands (ACAVITE) has organized lately a ceremony in honor of 300 Canary Islanders (miners & fishermen) killed by the Polisario terrorist group.
The ceremony, held on the occasion of the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism, was marked by wreath-laying and moments of silence in the presence of officials from the Government of the Canary Islands, the Consul General of Morocco, representatives of victims’ associations and Spanish military personnel.
The bereaved families are still waiting for justice to be served by holding the Polisario killers accountable for their crimes. The families of the 289 victims say they have suffered immeasurable loss, grief, physical and emotional harm from Polisario terrorist acts.
The Association of Victims of Terrorism of the Canary Islands is a Spanish non-governmental organization founded in 2006. It demands justice, recognition, and reparation for Canary Island civilians (mostly fishermen) killed or kidnapped by the Polisario militia, funded, armed and sheltered by the Algerian regime.
The association accuses the Polisario of targeting Spanish fishing vessels of operating in the waters between Moroccan Sahara and the Canary Islands.
ACAVITE has launched legal actions in Spain for the trial of Polisario leaders, particularly Brahim Ghali, for genocide, murder, and crimes against humanity.
