Tetouan : Migrants expelled from Ceuta to appear in court

After 116 migrants were expelled by Spain on August, 23rd, for entering Ceuta illegally, 20 of them will appear in court in Morocco on September the 10th, reports Spanish online newspaper El Faro de Ceuta.

Sub-Saharan detainees will attend a hearing in Tetouan for «illegally entering the enclave, using violence» while doing so, and for «presenting false IDs». One of them will be tried for «discrediting a public official».

These migrants were the only ones to be brought before Moroccan courts. They are part of a group that climbed the double fence of Ceuta. Arrested by Spain, these migrants were handed over to the Moroccan authorities.

The decision of the Iberian government was based on an agreement signed by Spain and Morocco in 1992, according to the Spanish authorities. The agreement has been criticized by NGOs, which accused it of contradicting European treaties and UN conventions.