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Trial of Saharawi political prisoner adjourned until February 23rd

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El Aaiun (occupied territories), Feb 17, 2015 (SPS) - Moroccan occupying court on Monday delayed, for the third time in a raw, until next Monday the trial of the Saharawi political prisoner, Abdeljaleg Al-Markhi.


Al-Markhi, on hunger strike, is now serving a 4-year jail sentence.


He was arrested on the ground of his human rights activism and his participation in various demonstrations calling for the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence. (SPS)


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