As the Spanish congress discusses the law proposal to naturalize Sahraoui citizens for under Spanish colonization, some NGOs in the country are warning against the possible repercussions of the legislation.
The Andalusian Association of Victims of Terrorism, the Canarian Association of Victims of Terrorism, the Catalan Association of Victims of Terrorist Organizations, and the Murcian Association of Victims of Terrorism all penned a joint request to oppose the draft.
The group of Spanish organizations active in the field of care for victims of terrorism called on Spanish political parties to block the draft law, in fear of possible embezzlement, fraud and overall “disrespect” to victims’ families.
In a joint document, NGOs and associations requested parliamentarians to reconsider the law proposal, saying separatist Polisario “leaders“ could be granted pensions straight out of Spanish taxpayers’ pockets.
Although the legislation concerns people within the Tindouf refugee camp, these organizations warned that the Polisario could try to benefit from the aforementioned proposal by falsifying their personal data in order to benefit from retirement pensions for life.
The joint document highlights the pending judicial complaints against polisario members, ranging from allegations of rape, fraud and terrorism.
The organizations called on all political parties represented in Parliament to oppose the proposal, considering its “contemptuous and humiliating meanings for the victims of terrorism in the Canary Islands,” stressing that “the Polisario Front launched violent terrorist attacks on Spanish citizens.”
“The leaders of the Polisario Front launched more than 300 terrorist attacks against Spanish civilian workers, most of whom from the Canary Islands, during the period from 1974 to 1987,” said the statement, noting that “the widows and orphans of the victims of terrorist attacks never benefited from retirement pensions or government compensation.”
The organizations stressed that “a set of final judicial rulings has not yet been issued regarding the victims of the terrorist attacks in the Kingdom of Spain.”
“The Spanish government should allocate several exceptional measures for the benefit of the victims of the Polisario Front, by approving many free psychological, medical, social and pharmacological services for all victims, as well as facilitating access to educational institutions, hospitals and clinics.”
During the period 1976-1991, the Polisario Front carried out more than 289 attacks on Spanish civilians, especially Canarian, Andalusian and Basque fishermen who were working in the southern provinces of Morocco.
281 unarmed Spaniards were killed in these attacks.
The 1985 incident, in which the separatist Polisario attacked Canary fishing boat “El Junquito” and Spanish patrol frigate “Tagomago”prompted Felipe Gonzalez, then prime minister, to expel the Polisario members from Spain a year later, but they remained without prosecution.
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