After the arrest of Nasser Zefzafi, leader of the protests organized lately in the Rif region, members of the parliament and elected officials started commenting on the event all over social media platforms. Several MPs are calling the Ministers of Interior, Human rights, Islamic Affairs and Communication to react.
Cheikh Mohamed El Fizazi commented on Wednesday on the leader of Rif's Hirak, calling his discourse «separatist». A declaration that Nasser Zefzafi did not appreciate, for him, El Fizazi is «ash heap of history». This response pushed El Fizazi to reply in an unortodox way.
The Moroccan and the Jordanian monarchies have been perceived differently when compared to the other Arab kingdoms. «Moderate, Western-oriented and reform-minded», the Washington Post argues that the two regimes are not ready for democracy.