Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defends way The Moroccan and Spanish police stopped the migrants last A week while trying to cross the common border into the North African enclave of Melilla, imagine trying in who is at least 23 people died as ” attack on Spain’s borders.
We must remember so many of These immigrants attacked the borders of Spain with “Axes and hooks,” Sanchez said during an interview on Monday. with Associated Press (AFP). “We are talking about an attempted attack on the fence, which was apparently transmitted out in Therefore, what the Spanish State Security Forces and the Moroccan Guard did was to defend Spain’s borders.”
authorities in Morocco blamed the deaths on “scramble” of people which formed early Friday when hundreds attempted to climb or break through the 12-meter (29-foot) iron. double a wall.
The wall surrounds Melilla of 85,000 were separated from the Spanish mainland by a strait of Tarek mountain.
Operating Non-Profit Organizations in North African and human rights organizations denounced the treatment of migrants by the police on Both sides. but they have also Blame Spanish officials and the European Union who They say they outsourced to the border controls To Morocco and other countries.
Sanchez, who left-to the center government trying to improve relationships with Morocco in the wake of a sharp diplomatic dispute over Western Sahara, refused to criticize the crackdown.
talking in the palace on outskirts of the city of Madrid who hosts him office and accommodations, Sanchez told The Associated Press that his thoughts were so with families of those who Die. But he blamed the tragedy on “international human trafficking gangs who They benefit from suffering of human beings who Just want To search for a better life.
“I insist, these international Mafia groups that not only harm their territorial integrity of Spain but also who – which of Morocco, a country that suffers from that irregular migration.”
Sanchez spoke to The Associated Press on eve of Hosting NATO leaders in Summit aims to repaint defense alliance strategy for The next decade. While Russia invasion of Ukraine will take center stage in the meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, and group will also discuss her position on Africa, where Russian mercenaries add to concerns about migration, extremism and archeology of Poverty and climate change.
The footage has been uploaded to . social media shows how A large number of Immigrants approached the department of And I started climbing the fence. some of Migrants threw stones at Moroccan riot police in an attempt to stop them. in one Point, the fence collapsed, sending many of Migrants to Earth from a height of several metres.
at least one Video from Spanish online news website eldiario.es, Spanish guards can also To be seen accompanying immigrants back for Morocco sidea practice Human rights activists say he denies this right of refugees to advance for seek refuge on European soil.
More gruesome videos and photos posted online It seems that show The aftermath of trying to cross, with scores of young mensome of Some of them are motionless and some are barely moving It bleeds while the Moroccan security forces stand over they.
At least 76 civilians and 140 security officers on Moroccan side and 60 officers from the National Police and the Civil Guard on Spanish sideaccording to their governments. a small group of African men who Through the fence he was taken to the immigration detention center in Melilla.
Musa Faki Muhammad head of The largest gathering in the continent of countries called AU for Mortality investigation. Muhammad said in his tweet wanted To express my deep shock and concern at the violent and degrading treatment of African immigrants,” adding that everyone countries You have ‘obligations under international law for treat all immigrants with Dignity and prioritizing them safety and human rights while refraining from use of Excessive, extremist, reckless force. “
While the Moroccan authorities say 23 people Die in In addition to scores of Among immigrants and border guards alike, activists claim that death outcome higher They denounce the European Union policy of make deals with Morocco and other countries like Turkey to control migration flows.
a group of 51 rights groups said on Monday in A joint statement distributed by the Spanish NGO Walking Borders said the deaths “are a tragic example of EU policies of graduation borders, with complicity of Southern country, Morocco”.
“The death of these young Africans on the border of “Fortress Europe” is a warning of The deadly nature of security cooperation on Migration between Morocco and Spain added.
Spanish authorities in Melilla, meanwhile, is using The latest attempt by migrants to cross over in Mass numbers to file an appeal for Greater guarantees on their regional security. Last year, when relations between Spain and Morocco were strained, the Moroccan border guards allowed thousands of of people objection in few hours in Ceuta, the other enclave of Spain city in Africa.
Since then, Spanish media was scattered with The debate over whether NATO will do so help Spain out If his contract of Melilla and Ceuta were ever in Risk.
“Melilla is the southern border of Europe and that is why Europe should look to the south,” Melilla leader Eduardo de Castro said on Monday.