{"id":40193,"date":"2022-09-13T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T10:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caminandofronteras.org\/?p=40193"},"modified":"2023-03-27T11:05:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T10:05:09","slug":"statement-police-violence-at-the-border-continues-to-cause-deaths-in-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caminandofronteras.org\/en\/statement-police-violence-at-the-border-continues-to-cause-deaths-in-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"STATEMENT: Police violence at the border continues to cause deaths in Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In response to the death of a young migrant woman at a beach in Akhfennir following an operation by Moroccan police forces.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to witnesses, on Monday 12 September, a young migrant woman died of gunshot wounds to the chest as the Moroccan police attempted to stop the boat that she and other migrant people were about to board to cross to Spain from entering the water. She was part of a group of 35 people from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa, who were preparing to board a vessel on a beach located between Akhfennir and Tarfaya in Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the authorities reached the site, they launched a violent operation to prevent the boat from departing and used real firearms against the migrant people waiting to board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The young woman who died was not the only victim of this police violence. Several others from the group were admitted to hospital, including three young Moroccan men in a very serious condition. One of them, who is in intensive care, was shot in the back. Two young people were hit by a car as they tried to flee the site of the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of the incident, the signatories to this statement would like to emphasise the following points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n