Since his arrest last week in Dubai, the extradition of alleged criminal Ridouan Taghi has opened a new chapter in the diplomatic crisis between Morocco and the Netherlands. Ties between the two countries were marked in the past by similar issues.
Said Chaou who escaped from Morocco and was a fugitive since 2010 has finally been arrested in the Netherlands and should be expelled towards the Kingdom. The information was confirmed on Thursday by the Government's spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi, mentioning Nasser Bourita's intervention in front of the Government Council regarding the matter.
The «18 September Rif Independent Movement», headed by drug trafficker Said Chaou, sent a message to Antonio Guterres. The body calls for the UN Secretary-General to place the Rif region among the list looked at by the UN Fourth Committee in charge of Special political and Decolonization.