A court in Spain exonerated on Friday former Spanish Foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya from the Ibrahim Ghali case, arguing that the case is of political nature and does not entail legal criminality.
The Zaragoza Provincial Court ruled that Gonzalez’s involvement in Ghali’s case was a “political decision” without criminal consequences, Spanish media Heraldo reported.
“Political or government actions that could not be given significance in criminal proceedings,” said the judges.
After having learned that she was exonerated, Gonzalez said that she would have no issues about doing it again, reported Spanish media. The former foreign minister cited humanitarian reasons.
In June, Spanish prime minister sacked Gonzalez after her decision to allow Ghali into Spain led to a diplomatic crisis with Morocco.
The case began when Camilo Villarino, chief of staff of the former Spanish Foreign Minister, admitted that Arancha Gonzalez Laya had ordered him to arrange the reception of Ibrahim Ghali.
Villarino was entrusted with the task of preparing the various logistical issues related to the reception of the leader of the “Polisario” Front, but he stressed that the decision was not only taken by Gonzalez Laya, but there are other parties that contributed to the matter, according to EFE.
Brahim Ghali arrived on April 18 in an Algerian plane at the Zaragoza Air Base, from where he left in an ambulance to the San Pedro de Logroño Hospital, and entered the health center under the name of Mohamed Benbatouche. On June 2, he left the country from Pamplona to Algeria, without presenting a passport or any other identification document.
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