{"id":1824,"date":"2013-02-20T23:20:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T22:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omeganews.info\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2013-02-21T15:22:52","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T14:22:52","slug":"moroccowestern-sahara-convicted-sahrawis-must-receive-fair-trials-in-civilian-courts-amnistia-internacional-solicita-que-un-nuevo-juicio-justo-en-tribunales-civiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omeganews.info\/?p=1824","title":{"rendered":"Morocco\/Western Sahara: Convicted Sahrawis must receive fair trials in civilian courts – Amnist\u00eda Internacional solicita que un nuevo juicio justo en tribunales civiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pubblichiamo la corrispondenza inviata da Rasdroma sui fatti del Sahara Occidentale. Le schede, le immagini e le valutazioni contenute non sono verificate dalla redazione, che non ha propri delegati sul posto; si aggiorna con la lettura delle agenzie internazionali e contribuisce all\u2019informazione pubblicando il materiale che le parti in causa decidono di condividere con essa.<\/p>\n

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Morocco\/Western Sahara: Convicted Sahrawis must receive fair trials in civilian courts<\/h2>\n
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Morocco\/Western Sahara: Convicted Sahrawis must receive fair trials in civilian courts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Violence broke out as security forces forcibly dismantled the Gdim Izik protest camp east of Laayoun<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Moroccan authorities must use civilian courts to give fair retrials to 25 Sahrawis and fully investigate their allegations of torture, Amnesty International said today after a military court handed them long prison sentences.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the Military Court of Rabat handed down nine life sentences and sentenced 14 other defendants to between 20-30 years imprisonment each. Two other defendants were released having served their two-year sentences in pre-trial detention.<\/p>\n

The convictions relate to violence during and after the Moroccan security forces\u2019 dismantling of the Gdim Izik protest camp in November 2010, during which 11 members of the security forces and two Sahrawis were killed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Moroccan authorities have ignored calls to try the defendants in an independent, impartial civilian court. Instead they have opted for a military court where civilians can never receive a fair trial.\u201d said Ann Harrison, Deputy Middle East and North Africa Programme Director at Amnesty International.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is disturbing that the authorities have also ignored the Sahrawi defendants\u2019 allegations of torture and coerced confessions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe use of military courts, compounded by the fact that torture allegations have not been investigated, casts a serious doubt on the Moroccan authorities\u2019 intention and whether they were more concerned with securing a guilty verdict than justice\u201d.<\/p>\n

The defendants have repeatedly said they were tortured and otherwise ill-treated in detention, and coerced into signing statements, but there have been no reports of any official investigation into the allegations.<\/p>\n

Amnesty International is calling for an independent investigation into the torture allegations, and for any evidence obtained under torture or coercion to be rejected by the court.<\/p>\n

The lawyers of the detainees said they will challenge the verdicts before the Court of Cassation.<\/p>\n

Amongst the charges against the defendants \u2013 who include members of Sahrawi civil society organizations and Sahrawi political activists \u2013 were belonging to a criminal organization, violence against a public official and the desecration of a corpse.<\/p>\n

On 8 November 2010, violence broke out when Moroccan security forces tried forcibly to remove people from and dismantle the Gdim Izik protest camp a few kilometres east of the town of Laayoune, in the Moroccan-administered Western Sahara.<\/p>\n

The camp had been set up in early October that year by Sahrawis protesting against what they describe as their marginalization and demanding jobs and adequate housing.<\/p>\n

During and after the violence, the security forces arrested some 200 Sahrawis. Further arrests were also made in December 2010.<\/p>\n

More than two years later, and despite persistent calls by Amnesty International and others, the Moroccan authorities have yet to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into the human rights abuses committed in connection with the 8 November 2010 events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Marruecos y S\u00e1hara Occidental: Los saharauis condenados deben ser juzgados con las debidasgarant\u00edas en tribunales civiles<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Resulta preocupante que las autoridades no hayan hecho tampoco el menor caso a las denuncias de tortura y confesiones obtenidas bajo coacci\u00f3n de los acusados saharauis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ann Harrison, directora adjunta del Programa para Oriente Medio y el Norte de \u00c1frica de Amnist\u00eda Internacional<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lun, 18\/02\/2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Las autoridades marroqu\u00edes deben recurrir a tribunales civiles para volver a juzgar con las debidas garant\u00edas a 25 saharauis e investigar exhaustivamente sus denuncias de tortura, ha manifestado hoy Amnist\u00eda Internacional despu\u00e9s de que un tribunal militar les impusiese largas penas de prisi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

El domingo, el Tribunal Militar de Rabat impuso nueve penas de cadena perpetua y conden\u00f3 a otros 14 acusados a entre 20 y 30 a\u00f1os de prisi\u00f3n. Otros dos acusados quedaron en libertad tras cumplir en detenci\u00f3n preventiva la pena de dos a\u00f1os de prisi\u00f3n que les fue impuesta.<\/p>\n

Las sentencias condenatorias se refieren a los actos de violencia que se produjeron durante y tras el desmantelamiento por parte de las fuerzas de seguridad marroqu\u00edes del campamento de protesta de Gdim Izik en noviembre de 2010, durante los cuales murieron 11 integrantes de las fuerzas de seguridad y dos saharauis.<\/p>\n

\u201cLas autoridades marroqu\u00edes han hecho o\u00eddos sordos a los llamamientos para que se juzgue a los acusados en un tribunal civil independiente e imparcial. En su lugar, han optado por un tribunal militar donde los civiles nunca son juzgados con las debidas garant\u00edas\u201d, ha declarado Ann Harrison, directora adjunta del Programa para Oriente Medio y el Norte de \u00c1frica de Amnist\u00eda Internacional.<\/p>\n

\u201cResulta preocupante que las autoridades no hayan hecho tampoco el menor caso a las denuncias de tortura y confesiones obtenidas bajo coacci\u00f3n de los acusados saharauis.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEl uso de tribunales militares, agravado por el hecho de que las denuncias de tortura no se han investigado, pone seriamente en duda la intenci\u00f3n de las autoridades marroqu\u00edes y si les preocupa m\u00e1s conseguir una sentencia de culpabilidad que que se haga justicia.\u201d.<\/p>\n

Los acusados han asegurado reiteradamente que fueron torturados y sometidos a otros malos tratos mientras se encontraban recluidos, y que los coaccionaron para que firmasen las declaraciones, pero no hay informes de que se haya abierto una investigaci\u00f3n oficial sobre estas denuncias.<\/p>\n

Amnist\u00eda Internacional pide una investigaci\u00f3n independiente sobre las denuncias de tortura, y que el tribunal desestime toda prueba obtenida bajo tortura o coacci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

Los abogados de los detenidos han asegurado que impugnar\u00e1n las sentencias ante el Tribunal de Casaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

Algunos de los cargos presentados contra los acusados \u2014entre los que figuran miembros de organizaciones de la sociedad civil y activistas pol\u00edticos saharauis\u2014 son los de pertenencia a una organizaci\u00f3n criminal, violencia contra un funcionario p\u00fablico y profanaci\u00f3n de un cad\u00e1ver.<\/p>\n

El 8 de noviembre de 2010 se produjo un estallido de violencia cuando las fuerzas de seguridad marroqu\u00edes trataron de sacar por la fuerza a las personas que se encontraban en el campamento de protesta de Gdim Izik, situado a unos kil\u00f3metros al este de la ciudad de El Aai\u00fan, en el territorio bajo administraci\u00f3n marroqu\u00ed del S\u00e1hara Occidental, y desmantelarlo.<\/p>\n

El campamento hab\u00eda sido levantado a principios de octubre de ese a\u00f1o por saharauis que protestaban contra lo que consideran marginaci\u00f3n y ped\u00edan trabajo y una vivienda adecuada.<\/p>\n

Durante el estallido de violencia y con posterioridad, las fuerzas de seguridad detuvieron a unos 200 saharauis. En diciembre de 2010 se practicaron nuevas detenciones.<\/p>\n

M\u00e1s de dos a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, y pese a los insistentes llamamientos de Amnist\u00eda Internacional y otros, las autoridades marroqu\u00edes siguen sin abrir una investigaci\u00f3n independiente e imparcial sobre los abusos contra los derechos humanos cometidos en relaci\u00f3n con los sucesos ocurridos el 8 de noviembre de 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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18 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Maroc et Sahara occidental : des Sahraouis condamn\u00e9s doivent \u00eatre rejug\u00e9s de mani\u00e8re \u00e9quitable devant des tribunaux civils<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Des violences ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 lors de la d\u00e9molition du camp de protestation de Gdim Izik, \u00e0 l’est de Laayoune.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Il est pr\u00e9occupant que les autorit\u00e9s ignorent \u00e9galement les all\u00e9gations des accus\u00e9s sahraouis, qui affirment avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 tortur\u00e9s en vue de leur extorquer des “aveux”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ann Harrison, directrice adjointe du programme Afrique du Nord et Moyen-Orient d\u2019Amnesty International<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lu, 18\/02\/2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Les autorit\u00e9s marocaines doivent rejuger 25\u00a0Sahraouis dans le cadre de proc\u00e8s \u00e9quitables devant des tribunaux civils et enqu\u00eater d\u00fbment sur leurs all\u00e9gations de torture, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Amnesty International lundi 18 f\u00e9vrier, apr\u00e8s leur condamnation par un tribunal militaire \u00e0 de lourdes peines d\u2019emprisonnement.<\/p>\n

Le 17\u00a0f\u00e9vrier, le tribunal militaire de Rabat a condamn\u00e9 neuf accus\u00e9s \u00e0 la d\u00e9tention \u00e0 perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9 et 14\u00a0autres \u00e0 des peines de prison allant de 20\u00a0\u00e0 30\u00a0ans chacun. Deux autres accus\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9s, apr\u00e8s avoir pass\u00e9 deux ann\u00e9es en d\u00e9tention provisoire.<\/p>\n

Ce jugement intervient dans le cadre des violences qui ont \u00e9maill\u00e9 le d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement par les forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 marocaines du campement de protestation de Gdim Izik en novembre 2010, op\u00e9ration au cours de laquelle 11\u00a0membres des forces de l\u2019ordre et deux Sahraouis ont trouv\u00e9 la mort.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Les autorit\u00e9s marocaines ont fait la sourde oreille face aux appels r\u00e9clamant que les accus\u00e9s soient jug\u00e9s par un tribunal ind\u00e9pendant et impartial. Elles ont pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 opter pour un tribunal militaire, qui n\u2019offrira jamais \u00e0 des civils un proc\u00e8s \u00e9quitable, a indiqu\u00e9 Ann Harrison, directrice adjointe du programme Afrique du Nord et Moyen-Orient d\u2019Amnesty International.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Il est pr\u00e9occupant qu\u2019elles ignorent \u00e9galement les all\u00e9gations des accus\u00e9s sahraouis, qui affirment avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 tortur\u00e9s en vue de leur extorquer des ”\u00a0aveux\u00a0“.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Le recours aux tribunaux militaires et l\u2019absence d\u2019enqu\u00eate sur ces all\u00e9gations de torture jettent de s\u00e9rieux doutes sur les intentions des autorit\u00e9s marocaines et am\u00e8nent \u00e0 s\u2019interroger sur leur volont\u00e9 de garantir un jugement de culpabilit\u00e9, plut\u00f4t que de rendre justice.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Les accus\u00e9s ont affirm\u00e9 \u00e0 plusieurs reprises avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 tortur\u00e9s et maltrait\u00e9s en d\u00e9tention, dans le but de les contraindre \u00e0 signer des d\u00e9clarations\u00a0; pourtant, aucune information ne fait \u00e9tat d\u2019investigations men\u00e9es par les autorit\u00e9s \u00e0 ce sujet.<\/p>\n

Amnesty International demande qu\u2019une enqu\u00eate ind\u00e9pendante soit men\u00e9e sur les all\u00e9gations de torture et que les \u00e9l\u00e9ments de preuve arrach\u00e9s sous la torture ou la contrainte soient \u00e9cart\u00e9s par le tribunal.<\/p>\n

Les avocats des pr\u00e9venus ont indiqu\u00e9 qu\u2019ils comptaient se pourvoir en cassation.<\/p>\n

Parmi les charges retenues contre les pr\u00e9venus, dont des membres d\u2019organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile sahraouie et des militants politiques sahraouis, figurent l\u2019appartenance \u00e0 une organisation criminelle, les violences contre un agent de l\u2019\u00c9tat et la profanation d\u2019un cadavre.<\/p>\n

Le 8\u00a0novembre 2010, des affrontements ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 lorsque les forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 marocaines sont intervenues pour \u00e9vacuer de force et d\u00e9manteler le campement de protestation de Gdim Izik, \u00e0 quelques kilom\u00e8tres \u00e0 l\u2019est de la ville de Laayoune, au Sahara occidental, sous administration marocaine.<\/p>\n

Le campement avait \u00e9t\u00e9 dress\u00e9 d\u00e9but octobre 2010 par des Sahraouis pour protester contre la marginalisation dont ils se disaient victimes et l\u2019absence d\u2019emplois et de logements convenables.<\/p>\n

Au cours du d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement et dans les jours qui ont suivi, les forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 ont interpell\u00e9 environ 200\u00a0Sahraouis. Elles ont proc\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 de nouvelles interpellations en d\u00e9cembre 2010.<\/p>\n

Plus de deux ans apr\u00e8s, et malgr\u00e9 les appels r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9s d\u2019Amnesty International et d\u2019autres, les autorit\u00e9s marocaines doivent encore diligenter une enqu\u00eate ind\u00e9pendante et impartiale sur les atteintes aux droits humains commises en lien avec les \u00e9v\u00e9nements du 8\u00a0novembre 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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