Since February 22, Morocco has observed silence regarding the Algerian Hirak. That position was formalized on March 16. However, this «non-interference» in the domestic affairs of the eastern neighbor was not always the policy followed by Rabat.
In an audio recording shared on social media, Nasser Zefzafi addresses the desecration of the national flag in Paris, the Hirak movement and alleged reports on torture and rape. Shortly after it emerged, prison authorities in Morocco announced the launching of an investigation.
Several are the voices that denounced the desecration of the Moroccan flag, during a pro-Hirak march. The latter was attended by pro-Hirak participants who trampled and burned the Morocco flag.