Shaheed Elhafed, October 5, 2014 (SPS) - The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) strongly condemned the decision of the Moroccan authorities to bury the corpse of the Saharawi political prisoner, Hasena Elwali in the absence of the members of his family who demanded an autopsy and impartial investigation to establish the circumstances of his death.
"The Moroccan authorities committed Saturday a new crime against the body of by burying the corpse of the deceased Hasena Elwali in the occupied city of Dakhla in total absence of his family members, in violation of international humanitarian law and when Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate the feast of Eid Aladha "lamented a statement of the President of the Republic which SPS received a copy of it.
"This decision reflects the deliberate intention of the Moroccan authorities to conceal their crimes and get rid of the legal and moral responsibility, and therefore the persistence of practices of injustice, oppression and intimidation against defenseless civilians ".
Faced with such inhuman practices perpetrated by the Moroccan occupation authorities in a territory under UN responsibility pending decolonization through a referendum to enable the Saharawi people to choose freely their future, the SADR reiterates its appeal to the UN Secretary General and the Security Council to "take action and exert pressures and sanctions needed against the Kingdom of Morocco to respect international legitimacy."
The Presidency of the Republic expresses its strong condemnation and denunciation face this new crime, calling upon the Saharawi people to show solidarity with the bereaved family in these difficult conditions, considering the loss of the deceased as a loss for all the Saharawi people.
The communiqué indicated that the Saharawi people under the leadership of its legitimate representative Polisario Front remains determined more than ever to continue the struggle for national liberation until victory, stressing that such acts will only entrench the peaceful uprising of our people to achieve its goals of self-determination and full sovereignty.
This act is not the first of its kind, the last one was that of the burial of Saeed Dembar in the occupied city of Elaaiun whose family refused to receive his corpse and demanded a legal autopsy to determine the circumstances of his death, it should be recalled. (SPS)
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