After starting on Sunday of the demonstrations for democracy promoted by the Movement February 20, in some cities and small towns in Morocco today continued protests and rallies. In some cases, as in some northern areas of the country and Fez still occur at this time of fierce clashes between security forces and protesters.
"In Fez, so we have known, groups of people have taken to the streets and there were violent scenes," said a ELMUNDO. is Khadija Riadi, president of the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH). Riadi, which did not clarify the nature of the protests, said however that "even some citizens have not returned to work after lunch break because they feared some harm given the situation in the city." Although Alhucemas has dawned calm after the serious incidents of this Sunday (the Ministry of Interior has confirmed five deaths in this city), where disturbances are occurring in some of its nearby towns like Beni Buayach, reports the AMDH, and Imzurem.
Moroccan Interior Minister, Taieb Cherkaoui, announced today in Rabat during an appearance before the media yesterday that five bodies were found burned in a bank branch in Al Hoceima after protests of the "Day of Dignity." After the riots, according to the February 20, resigned today Boudre Mohamed, chairman of the Regional Council and member Alhucemas Authenticity and Modernity Party (PPP), known as the friend of the king.
Not surprisingly, this city was the one that suffered the most violent scenes after young protesters torched the headquarters of the wilaya (local government) in the hands of PAM (Authenticity and Modernity Party), known as the friend of the king. In addition to also burn a police station, according to sources at the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH), and attacking the headquarters of the Istiqlal Party, the Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi.
The demonstrators were dispersed by security forces with tear gas and plastic bullets and some roads were cut off with barricades, as independent as Moroccan journalists Zineb El Rhazoui. He has also resigned from the executive training, Mustafa Ramid, a member of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) and chairman of its parliamentary group in the House, because of disagreements with its chairman, Abdelilah Benkiran, who objected to youth PJD participate in demonstrations on Sunday, according to this newspaper said Ramid.
The demonstrations at the request of higher levels of democracy resulted in 128 injured, according to the Moroccan Interior Ministry, "of which 115 belong to the security forces during the day yesterday, arrested 120 people who were made available judicial. The data put forward by the interior minister quantified in which 37,000 people demonstrated in the country, which, in his opinion, shows "freedom of expression in Morocco and the democratic sense of political life." However, since the 20 February Movement handle much higher figures and put the number of demonstrators between 150,000 and 200,000 Moroccans.
Most of the demonstrations, according to the Ministry of Interior, took place peacefully, "although there were some deviations," he said in reference to various acts of savagery pepetrados by "criminals." There were fires and attacks on private buildings, 33 public institutions, 24 bank offices, 50 shops, 66 vehicles and 2 motorcycles, said in their relationship.
The cities of Tangier, Tetouan, Marrakesh, Larache, and Sefrou Guelmin were those that reported more acts of barbarism. Larache, the minister said Cherkaoui, "vandals took the customs headquarters, where they seized alcohol and drugs that had been inacuatadas by law enforcement." At 18.30 is scheduled to hold a rally at the Plaza rabatí of Bab El Had, which could follow the same yesterday and to march towards the parliament building.
On the other hand, some electronic media reported yesterday that the King Mohamed VI would deliver a speech today that would refer to the events of February 20, but no official confirmation. 
"In Fez, so we have known, groups of people have taken to the streets and there were violent scenes," said a ELMUNDO. is Khadija Riadi, president of the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH). Riadi, which did not clarify the nature of the protests, said however that "even some citizens have not returned to work after lunch break because they feared some harm given the situation in the city." Although Alhucemas has dawned calm after the serious incidents of this Sunday (the Ministry of Interior has confirmed five deaths in this city), where disturbances are occurring in some of its nearby towns like Beni Buayach, reports the AMDH, and Imzurem.
Moroccan Interior Minister, Taieb Cherkaoui, announced today in Rabat during an appearance before the media yesterday that five bodies were found burned in a bank branch in Al Hoceima after protests of the "Day of Dignity." After the riots, according to the February 20, resigned today Boudre Mohamed, chairman of the Regional Council and member Alhucemas Authenticity and Modernity Party (PPP), known as the friend of the king.
Not surprisingly, this city was the one that suffered the most violent scenes after young protesters torched the headquarters of the wilaya (local government) in the hands of PAM (Authenticity and Modernity Party), known as the friend of the king. In addition to also burn a police station, according to sources at the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH), and attacking the headquarters of the Istiqlal Party, the Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi.
The demonstrators were dispersed by security forces with tear gas and plastic bullets and some roads were cut off with barricades, as independent as Moroccan journalists Zineb El Rhazoui. He has also resigned from the executive training, Mustafa Ramid, a member of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) and chairman of its parliamentary group in the House, because of disagreements with its chairman, Abdelilah Benkiran, who objected to youth PJD participate in demonstrations on Sunday, according to this newspaper said Ramid.
The demonstrations at the request of higher levels of democracy resulted in 128 injured, according to the Moroccan Interior Ministry, "of which 115 belong to the security forces during the day yesterday, arrested 120 people who were made available judicial. The data put forward by the interior minister quantified in which 37,000 people demonstrated in the country, which, in his opinion, shows "freedom of expression in Morocco and the democratic sense of political life." However, since the 20 February Movement handle much higher figures and put the number of demonstrators between 150,000 and 200,000 Moroccans.
Most of the demonstrations, according to the Ministry of Interior, took place peacefully, "although there were some deviations," he said in reference to various acts of savagery pepetrados by "criminals." There were fires and attacks on private buildings, 33 public institutions, 24 bank offices, 50 shops, 66 vehicles and 2 motorcycles, said in their relationship.
The cities of Tangier, Tetouan, Marrakesh, Larache, and Sefrou Guelmin were those that reported more acts of barbarism. Larache, the minister said Cherkaoui, "vandals took the customs headquarters, where they seized alcohol and drugs that had been inacuatadas by law enforcement." At 18.30 is scheduled to hold a rally at the Plaza rabatí of Bab El Had, which could follow the same yesterday and to march towards the parliament building.
On the other hand, some electronic media reported yesterday that the King Mohamed VI would deliver a speech today that would refer to the events of February 20, but no official confirmation.
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