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Moroccan occupation forces assaults violently Sahrawi protesters ahead of EU Parliament Foreign Trade Committee visit to OOTT

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Occupied Aaiun (Occupied Territories) Sept 05, 2018 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation forces has violently assaulted Sahrawi demonstrators leaving dozens of the injuries in the capital city of Western Sahara Aaiun on the eve of the upcoming visit of the Foreign Trade Committee of the European Parliament.
The demonstrators protest in response to the appeal launched by the components of the human rights coordination in Western Sahara to demand the Saharawi people's right to self-determination, as well as to put an end to the looting of their natural resources.
The Moroccan authorities intervention against Saharawi demonstrators comes on ahead of  visit of the Foreign Trade Committee of the European Parliament to the occupied territories of Western Sahara. SPS
 
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