Moroccan Congress in the United States, condemned the convening, last Friday, of a so-called congress by the Algerian-backed separatist movement "Polisario" in the buffer zone of Tifariti
According to the USA -based NGOs, the "farce" of Polisario leaders in the buffer zone of Tifariti constitutes "a new violation of the ceasefire agreement and a new political maneuver to thwart the ongoing negotiations process aiming to end the ordeal of thousands of people sequestered in Tindouf camps.
They also called on the United Nations to shoulder their responsibilities vis-à-vis this "dangerous escalation, which threatens peace and stability in the Maghreb region."
The Moroccan Congress in the United States has described the choice of this location as "a provocative and dangerous act, threatening peace and stability in the entire region'.
The Moroccan Congress also called on “all peace-loving people to condemn and strongly reject this blatant disregard of the peacekeeping operation, conducted by the United Nations'.
In a message sent Wednesday to the UN Secretary general, Morocco has made it clear that it reserves the right to take "all necessary" actions in reaction to Polisario's congress in Tifariti, underlining that the latest developments “seriously impair the climate of serenity, essential to the process of negotiations and, thus, jeopardize the chances of success of the 3rd round to which you have, last week, officially invited the parties.”
On the other hand, the Special committee in charge of the Moroccan Sahara in Europe (CSCSME) has called on the French Secretary of State for Human Rights, Rama Yade, to stop the plight of the Sahrawi population, held against their will in the Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria).
“We appeal to your human and social sense to intervene with the international community and denounce the sordid and vile conditions experienced by these families.”
These poor conditions, human rights abuses and ill-treatments committed by the Polisario were displayed, on Monday, by former PoWs, who endured decades in the prisons of the separatist movement.
They described in detail the inhuman practices that are systematically perpetrated by the Polisario separatists in the notorious jails of "Arrachid", "12 octobre» and "Rabouni", notably sleep deprivation, forced work, forced blood draw and starvation.
Polisario’s torture sessions even included burning prisoners alive and maiming and popping eyes, they told the press on the sidelines of the 2007 second regular session of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs.
The Polisario separatist movement which has, since 1976, lured thousands of Sahrawis into joining it in the Tindouf camps where it continues to hold them against their will, lays claims over Morocco's Southern Provinces -the Sahara.
In a bid to put an end to the 32 year-old Sahara dispute, Morocco submitted to the United Nations in April a proposal to grant substantial autonomy to its Southern Provinces, known as the Sahara. Spain ceded the former colony to the North African country in 1975 under the Madrid Accords, but the Polisario separatists, backed by Algeria, are seeking independence of the territory.
Morocco and Polisario held two rounds of UN-led talks in Manhasset (outskirts of New York) in June and August. A third round is scheduled on January 7-9.
Source: maroc,post
