Polisario separatist Aminatou Haidar was expected to enter Moroccan soil this Wednesday, without an entry permit back to Spain after her residency permit renewal was denied, reports Iberian news agency EFE.
The Separatist’s lawyer confirmed to EFE that Haidar is traveling to Laâyoune today “to farewell her critically ill uncle”, without possessing an “authorization to return” to Spain.
This means that if the judicial appeal they had filed in Madrid did not rule in her favor, the separatist would not be able to enter Spanish soil again.
“She cannot return until we have a favorable judgment. We believe that we have everything in our favor for this ruling to be upheld, although it cannot be guaranteed one hundred percent,” said her lawyer.
Haidar requested urgent authorization to visit her uncle and return to Spain afterward while awaiting the resolution of the residence permit appeal.
The self-proclaimed human rights activist, who had held the residency permit since 2007 for humanitarian reasons and had been renewing it annually until 2020 due to a long stay in Spain, saw her permit expire in 2022 and has been denied renewal since then
She considered Spain’s authorities’ decision to be more of a “political issue than a legal one,” attributing that to “the Spanish government’s shift in stance, with Sanchez recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over its southern territories as “the most realistic and credible framework” for resolving the conflict.
The separatist accused the Spanish decision of being “obedient to an order from the Moroccan government.”
After numerous administrative appeals to challenge the refusal to extend her residency permit, El Debate reported last week that Haidar, who has been illegally staying on Spanish soil since 2022, filed a “contentious administrative appeal” in court.
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