Deux morts dans un contexte de violences inédites au Maroc
Two people were shot dead Wednesday evening as they attempted to "storm" a gendarmerie brigade in southern Morocco. The violence occurred on the sidelines of peaceful protests for better education and healthcare systems, and came after the demonstrations had been authorized for the first time.
Two people were shot dead on Wednesday evening, October 1, by gendarmes in Morocco as they attempted to "storm" a brigade, on the second day of violence on the sidelines of a peaceful movement for better education and health systems.
This is the most serious incident since the start of the protests, which were launched on Saturday by a youth group called GenZ 212 , whose initiators are unknown.
For the first time, demonstrations were authorized. They gathered hundreds of demonstrators in Casablanca (west), Tangier and Tetouan (north), with the slogans "The people want the fall of corruption" and "Freedom, dignity and social justice." The protesters in Casablanca also called for the "departure" of the head of government Aziz Akhannouch , AFP journalists noted.
But for the second consecutive evening, violence also struck the country. In Lqliaâ, near Agadir (south), gendarmes "were forced to use their service weapons, as part of self-defense, to repel an attack and storming carried out by groups of individuals," local authorities said, quoted by the MAP news agency. Two people were killed and others were injured, the source added. Armed with bladed weapons, the assailants set fire to a vehicle and part of the building before storming the brigade in an "attempt to steal ammunition, equipment, and service weapons," it added.
In Salé, a town near the capital Rabat, hooded individuals also set fire to two police cars and a bank branch without chanting any slogans, an AFP journalist noted. Individuals also set fire to offices at the headquarters of the rural commune of Sidi Bibi, near Agadir in the south, according to local media.
Acts of vandalism were also committed in small towns such as Kelâat M'Gouna (south) which were not among the demonstration locations designated by the GenZ 212 collective, according to the same sources.
On Tuesday evening, unauthorized demonstrations had already led to clashes with law enforcement in cities such as Oujda (east) and Inzegane, a suburb of Agadir (south). Following this violence, which left nearly 300 people injured, mostly law enforcement officers, more than 400 people were arrested, said Rachid El Khalfi, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior. He added that more than 140 police vehicles and 20 private cars had been set on fire, and that protesters also stormed government offices, bank branches, and businesses, particularly in Inzegane and Oujda.
In Rabat, the prosecutor's office decided on Wednesday that a second group of 97 people, including three in detention, would be tried, their lawyer Souad Brahma told AFP, adding that a trial date has not yet been set. A first group of 37 people, including three in detention, is scheduled to be tried starting October 7, according to Brahma.
The GenZ 212 group emerged recently via calls for protests on social media platforms like Discord. It describes itself as a "discussion space" on "issues that concern all citizens, such as health, education, and the fight against corruption," and claims to reject "violence" and act out of "love for the country and King" Mohammed VI .
Commentaires (7)
Dans un pays civilisé ,les fds ne laissent pas faire n'importe quoi ,aux états unis quand il y'a émeutes et que la garde nationale sorte,les vandales pris en flagrant délit de vol sont abattu dans la rue
Bein au Maroc on a la Génération Z qui se bat contre la corruption, au Sénégal on a la Génération A ( âgée) qui manisfeste pour qu’on libère les corrupteurs… sale merde rappel à l’ordre… Le corrupteur Macky Sall vit dans le pays le plus corrompu d’Afrique. Solidaire max avec la Gen Z. Comme disait Sonko li est temps qu’un nouveau vent souffle en Afrique.. Diarama Monsieur le premier ministre.
C'est ça un pays civilisè pour toi ?? Espèce de ....
Le royaume se laisse infiltrer par le sionisme, et le peuple a compris. Ce sionisme au Maroc explique aussi le choix de Macky Sall pour ce pays.
En France on échoué à vous civiliser....
Au Maroc, les manifestants appellent à la démission du premier ministre
« Nous avons presque totalement perdu confiance dans les gouvernements successifs », déclarait sur le réseau social Discord, jeudi 2 octobre, le collectif Gen Z 212, à l’origine de la mobilisation qui secoue le pays depuis samedi.
Bravo c'est vraiment courageux. Il y avait eu un soulèvement dans le Riff je crois. Ce sera la même chose ils vont condamner tabasser les gens et les condamner à 20 ans . Puis les officiels enverront des oranges , réduiront les peines à 2 -5 ans. Pendant ce temps le peuple d'à côté dort
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