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First appearance of Polisario leader before Spanish court

The Polisario chief militiaman, Brahim Ghali, prosecuted for serious genocide crimes, torture and terrorism, appeared on Tuesday by videoconference before Santiago Pedraz, judge of the National Court (the highest Spanish criminal court), according to judicial sources. Two major complaints were retained by the Spanish justice against the leader of the Polisario separatists, admitted since April […]

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Algerian FM gives blank check to Spanish peer

Spanish foreign minister can speak in my name and that of Algeria. Thus spoke Algeria’s foreign minister Sabri Boukadoum at a recent press briefing triggering backlash from Algerian independent reporters who denounced an irresponsible act that belittles Algeria. The statement was made in a press conference prior to the scandal that resulted from an Algerian-Spanish […]

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Mounting voices against Algerian regime’s repression against Hirak activists

Critical voices are mounting against the Algerian regime and its attempts to stifle the peaceful demonstrations, known as Hirak, demanding a clean break with the military rule that left the country underdeveloped and dependent on oil revenues, democratic change, independence of the judiciary and construction of genuine legitimate institutions. The Hirak that gained momentum in […]

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Polisario leader Brahim Ghali forced to appear before a judge on June 1

Cornered, the leader of the Polisario separatists, Brahim Ghali, will finally appear before the Audiencia Nacional, the Spanish High Court, regarding the numerous charges against him, including genocide, torture, and rape. Several Spanish media and international news agencies reported the news Wednesday May 26, and said he has been placed under police surveillance at San […]

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Algerian military aircraft makes suspicious trip to Spain amid diplomatic crisis with Morocco

An Algerian military aircraft made on Monday a suspicious trip to Spain amid heightened tensions with neighboring Morocco for hosting polisario chief with an Algerian passport bearing a false name to avoid criminal prosecution. According to flight radar database, a Hawker Beechcraft B350 (7T-WRP) of the Algerian army landed at Torrejón de Ardoz air base […]

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Brahim Ghali planning to flee Spain after recovery, Polisario second in command says

Polisario’s second in command Salem Lesbir shamelessly said that the separatists’ leader Brahim Ghali, who entered Spain secretly in April for medical care after he tested positive for COVID-19, will flee the European country and would not respond to the Spanish justice summons.   Lesbir made the revelation in an interview with Alejandro Entrambasaguas, an […]

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Four generals involved in admission of Ghali in Spain using false documents

Four Algerian generals are involved in the transfer of Ghali for medical treatment in Spain under a false identity and an Algerian diplomatic passport to shun justice, director general at Morocco’s foreign ministry said.   “Besides the damage caused to the Moroccan-Spanish partnership, the case of the so-called Ghali shows first of all that Spain […]

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Rabat warns Madrid against allowing Polisario chief to leave Spain with impunity

Morocco has warned that the diplomatic crisis with neighboring Spain will get worse if polisario chief Brahim Ghali, who is currently in Spain under a false Algerian identity, leaves the country without accountability for the serious crimes committed in Tindouf Camps. Several Spanish nationals of Sahrawi origin are suing Ghali for torture, kidnapping, rape, arbitrary […]

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Morocco-Spain rift: Rabat rejects attempts to obscure true origin of crisis, calls Madrid to assume its serious behavior

Spain has tried over the past days to divert the attention of public opinion and has engaged in maneuvers aimed at concealing the true origin of the crisis between Morocco and Spain, which lies in the fact that Madrid opted for scheming with Morocco’s enemies regarding a fundamental issue for the Kingdom and for Moroccans. […]

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Brahim Ghali’s fabricated Algerian passport, the picture of the day

The copy of the fabricated Algerian passport which was used by the head of the Polisario, Brahim Ghali, to enter Spain under a false identity, has been published by several media, revealing, if need be, the scheme hatched by the Algerian intelligence services in connivance with the Spanish government.   This scandal at the origin […]