2010年11月10日水曜日

"Rabat wants to provoke a civil war in the Sahara"; 09/Nov/2010

ENTREVISTA: El conflicto del Sáhara AMINETU HAIDAR Independentista saharaui

"Rabat quiere provocar una guerra civil en el Sáhara"

I. CEMBRERO - Madrid - 09/11/2010
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Rabat/quiere/provocar/guerra/civil/Sahara/elpepuint/20101109elpepiint_2/Tes

INTERVIEW: The Sahara conflict Western Sahara Independence Haidar"Rabat wants to provoke a civil war in the Sahara"
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"It's terrible what has happened!". The intervention by Morocco against the Saharawi protests provoked a furious reaction from Haidar, the most famous of Saharawi activists.

    
* Morocco Sahrawi protests liquid
    
* Skirmishes in several neighborhoods in Laayoune after a quiet night

      
Haidar
      
Haidar
      
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Birth:
          
24-07-1966

      
Location:
          
Akka Centre

      
Morocco
      
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Rabat.

      
Government:
          
Islamic Monarchy.

      
Population:
          
34,343,219 (est. 2008)

      
Rupture of the negotiation process
      
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Rupture of the negotiation process

      
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Throughout the nearly four-week-long camping outside Sahara Laayoune, Haidar, 44, has remained somewhat apart. "My presence and my support would have given a pretext to suppress Morocco earlier," he says.
The activist, who became famous for the awards and garnered a hunger strike in 2009 in Lanzarote, was yesterday in Lisbon, Coimbra road, whose university will impose top prize today. Telephone conversation with this correspondent.
It happened at Camp Agdaym Izik, Haidar takes a first conclusion: "If Morocco and we brutally batters to end a protest by social, not worth beating about the further delay." "Reclaiming directly self-determination and independence of the Saharawi people," he says.
As much as the 20,000 encamped Saharan nearly four weeks on the outskirts of the city of Laayoune only demanded housing and jobs, the great protest "is linked with political-military conflict that we live Saharan Morocco," stresses Haidar.
Following the dismantling of the camp, clashes between security forces and demonstrators moved to Laayoune, but were eventually Moroccan civilians who were engaged in a pitched battle with the Sahrawi. "It's the Moroccan settlers, spurred on by the forces of public order, those who attack us," complains Haidar. "They work for hire."
"Now, when I talk to you [Monday evening], the settlers come into the houses of the Saharawi beat them, looted shops and burned their cars," he continues. "Morocco used to intimidate them ... There is much fear ... Morocco wants to provoke a civil war between settlers and Saharan" he warns. "I have no accurate data yet, but I assume that there are many Saharawi victims."
Haidar raises his voice to "launch an appeal to the international community to save the Saharawi civilians." "And I start to tell the Spanish government, which strives to be a spectator in the conflict as if it had a special responsibility. (...) It is time to denounce what is happening in Laayoune!".
The activist has always recognized the Polisario as the "sole representative" of the Saharawi people, but has never wanted to travel to refugee camps in Tindouf. Yesterday, however, disagreed with the decision taken by the Polisario in New York: "I think in these circumstances should not negotiate." After some hesitation, the Polisario agreed to negotiate with Rabat under the auspices of the UN.

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