Those who have plundered Morocco
Early, in the last century, the king of Morocco had his rule limited to Fes and nearby only. Morocco entered then a period of tribal feuding and law of jungle. To try to restore back his sovereignty over the territory, the king in a desperate shift, called on the French. They then invaded Morocco, and started to fight against rebellion. It took them 20 years to come over the recalcitrant and rebelling tribes. Morocco has then been fully passified and the French started to tackle the economy and build from sctratch the country's infrastructure. At late fifties, they left to Moroccans a well-running country with basic infrastructure. Moroccan administrators then took over the French by the the end of 1956. An era of big mess, plundering and rights abuses took place. It was the darkest period the country has ever seen. The reign of King Hassan 2 was devastating in terms of human rights abuse and population impoverishing. By tens of thousands, rural people fled misery and took refuge in outskirts of the cities. Opponents to the regime have been jailed and tortured with no trials.. Many have lost their lives, and their healths in the Moroccan prisons. They were thousands. What mattered the most at that time for Hassan 2 is how to save his crown. Hassan 2 survived two coup attempts in 1971 and 1973. His revenge on the plotters and the opponents was terrible and imprecedented. Many officers in the police, such as Basri, Archan, etc. transformed into torturers and abducers. That era has left a dark record of human rights abuse. Tens of thousands of demolished families and life has been the outcome of this era.
The now-ruling king Mohamed 6 is trying to turn the page and restart a new era of democracy. He setted the commission of equity and reconciliation, in an attempt reconciliate the people with their past. But many are wondering, how this commission will succeed in achieving its objectives if the all-known perpetrators of the abuses are not named and tried
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15/02/2005, 17h14
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