Nador court raises prison sentences for Melilla assault migrants

The Nador Court of Appeal on Tuesday sentenced eight irregular migrants to prison terms ranging from three to four years.

The court increased the initial sentences to four years for three defendants and three years for five others, while keeping two and a half years imprisonment for the remaining members of the group.

The defendants were convicted of “secret entry into the national territory,” “disobedience,” and “damaging public property.”

This is the final group of irregular migrants to be tried on appeal in connection with the Melilla border storming incident in May of last year.

The Court of Appeal has recently increased prison sentences for most of the dozens of Sudanese migrants arrested for their involvement in the incident to three years.