The Saharawi Association for the Defense of Human Rights (ASADEDH) held protests before the Polisario’s general secretariat office in Tindouf, Algeria, calling for the release of Mohamed Salem Souid, which the separatist Polisario front shut down.
The association sent Hespress EN a press release in which it denounces “the serious repression suffered against defenseless civilian protesters who demonstrated in front of the Polisario General Secretariat.”
The association explained that the protest was held to demand the release of the citizen Spanish of Saharawi origin Mohamed Salem Sueid, militant against corruption and fraud committed daily by the Polisario leadership in the Tindouf camps, who was arrested on May 6.
His arrest followed him taking part in “Laayoune camp” rallies by young Sahrawis against fuel diversion operations carried out by influential Polisario leadership members towards the Mauritanian market.
Souid’s family and friends also protested back in early May at the “Rabouni Camp.”
As the Polisario forces were shutting down the sit-in, several people were injured, including the sister of the detainee, Jreifina Salem Souid, and at least 8 people have been detained, including the well-known human rights defender in said camps, El Hossein Sidi Mousa, who was handcuffed and violently taken to the Dhebia prison in the Algerian city of Tindouf.
At the time of the Spanish activist’s detention, this association notified the Spanish Consulate General in Oran.
The organization stated, “Once again, we hold the Polisario leadership and the Algerian government accountable for the fate of our compatriots because these violations of human rights are occurring on their land.”
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