In the Saharawi camps, Spain’s decision to support Morocco in its autonomy plan for Western Sahara is not surprising, but it is angry. According to the Saharawi refugee Mahfud Bechri, “It is being received with a lot of indignation and, above all, with a lot of anger.”
What Morocco offers is an autonomy that, formally, would give the Saharawis their own government, parliament and judicial system. But the decisions they make will have to adjust to what Rabat marks.
They offer them certain economic, social and cultural competencies, but nothing related to defense, exteriors or religion. That will all depend on the king of Morocco. “Autonomy within an authoritarian regime has very little credibility. It is as if Spain offered Portugal autonomy,” says Bechri.
The Polisario describes Spain’s support for this plan as unfortunate and its leader, Brahim Ghali, He assures that “he wants to give what does not correspond to those who do not deserve it”. For his part, Abdullah Arabi, delegate at the head of the Polisario in Spain, points out that “to bet on this autonomy plan is to position oneself alongside a country that is an aggressor, that is an invader.”
the sahrawis they ask for the solidarity that the international community is having with Ukraine because, they point out, they are being “victims of the same thing” and on the contrary, “the Putins continue to be praised” that they have.
Source: Lasexta
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