Morocco: Summary Execution of Saharan man

MAR 190698

The OMCT International Secretariat requests your URGENT intervention
in the following situation in Morocco.

Brief description of the situation:
The International Secretariat has been informed of the presumed
extrajudicial or summary execution of Mr. Khatri Embarec El-Abd of
Saharan origin and resident of El Aayun.

According to the information received from AFAPREDESA (Association of
Families of  Saharan Prisoners and Missing Persons), the authorities
of the Moroccan police reported that Mr. Khatri Embarec El-Abd died on
Thursday, June 11th, near the Algerian border, while trying to escape.

The report states that in early June Mr. Khatri Embarec El-Abd, 43
years old, married and father of 4 children, travelled to Rabat
(capital of Morocco) to request authorisation - a visa - in order to
travel to Mauritania. The Moroccan authorities refused to issue the
visa. According to the information received, Mr. Khatri was detained
by the D.S.T. (Moroccan Office of Territorial Security) and has since
disappeared.

Last Thursday, June 11th, 1998, the Moroccan police informed the
family of the deceased that he died of gun shots, fired near the
Moroccan border of Algeria while trying to escape to Polisario.

The OMCT International Secretariat is concerned by the human rights
situation in this country, especially for the security of Saharan
citizens.

Action requested:
Please write to the Moroccan authorities urging them to:

i.	-begin a complete and impartial investigation of the aforementioned
acts in order to identify those responsible, bring them to justice and
apply the civil, penal and/or administrative sanctions provided by the
law;

ii.	-guarantee the family of Mr. Khatri Embarec El-Abd the right to
appropriate compensation and redress;

iii.	-adopt the appropriate measures to put an end to all forms of
violations of human rights and the fundamental liberties of the
Saharan population;

iv.	-ensure in all circumstances the respect of human rights and
fundamental liberties in accordance with national legislation and
international regulations.

Addresses:

Mr Driss BASRI, Ministre de l'intérieur, Ministère de l'intérieur,
Quartier Administratif, Rabat, Maroc. Fax:(+ 212 7) 76 20 56 ou 76 64
89 ou 76 68 61

Mr Omar Azziman, Ministre de la Justice et des Droits de l'Homme,
Ministère de la Justice, Palais de la Manounia, Rabat, Maroc. Fax:
(+212 7) 738 940 ou 723 710

Mr Driss Dahak, Président du Conseil Consultatif des Droits d l'Homme
(CCDH), Place des Chouhada, B.P. 1341, Rabat, Maroc. Fax: (+ 212
7)726856


Geneva, 19 June 1998
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