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.
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.