Urgent Action

UA-Nr: UA-016/2008-2
AI-Index: MDE 29/007/2008
Datum: 21.04.2008

ARBITRARY IMPRISONMENT / PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE

Further Information on UA 16/08 (MDE 29/003/2008, 18 January 2008, und MDE 29/004/2008, 8 February 2008) MOROCCO / WESTERN SAHARA:

Mohamed Boughrine (m)] aged 72, ex-prisoner of conscience
Abdelkbir Rabaoui (m) ]
Abass Abbassi (m) ]
Mohamed Fadel (m) ]
Abdelaziz Timor (m) ] Members of the Moroccan
Brahim Ahansal (m) ] Association for Human Rights
Smaïn Amrar (m) ] (Association Marocaine des
Abderrahmane Aaji (m) ] Droits Humains, AMDH)
Mohamed Yousfi (m) ]
Nabil Cherqui (m) ]

The 10 men named above were pardoned by the King on 4 April. Seven other men detained after the 1 May 2007 demonstrations were also pardoned.

The committee formed to support the families of those tried for "undermining the monarchy" thanked Amnesty International members for the appeals sent on the men's behalf.

No further action is requested from the UA network. Many thanks to all who sent appeals.

Quelle

http://www2.amnesty.de/internet/deall.nsf/AlleDok/C152D6A0C3916DD0C1257433002DF613?open

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