In Spain, terrorist acts committed by the Polisario are rarely mentioned by public authorities and political parties. A silence that a Moroccan research center is trying to break.
A few days after the controversy erupted, the Spanish government in Madrid responded swiftly, giving the city council of Jumilla (Murcia province) one month to overturn a motion banning the use of municipal facilities for Muslim celebrations. If it fails to comply, the government may launch administrative legal proceedings.