Rabat. .- Thousands of people from the "February 20 Movement" went peacefully today in several cities in Morocco to demand a "democratic constitution", despite the official warning that the protests are prohibited. In Rabat, a hundred people gathered in the square of Bab el Had, near the medina, and although the movement had announced it would head for the Parliament finally made one sitting.
"The people want a new constitution," "The present Government and Parliament did not represent the people" or "Corruption and demonstration" were some of the placards brandished by the demonstrators. In the city of Agadir, located in the south, three hundred people took to the streets at 16.00 local time (16.00 GMT), and one hour after the demonstration was dispersed by the police.
Sources of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) in the Efe assured that at least 30 people were injured and two were arrested. According to the AMDH in Casablanca about 4,000 people gathered at 15.00 local (15.00 GMT) in the Sahat Al Hamam (Plaza de las Palomas), in front of the "wilaya" (civil government).
Surrounded by a heavy police presence, men and women raised banners that could be read complaints against corruption and in which they demanded a revision of the Constitution. "February 20 is a process that has just started and the demonstrations will continue throughout Morocco," he told Efe Chihab Said, a member of the AMDH.
On Sunday, tens of thousands of Moroccans took to the streets of major cities to respond to the notice of motion calling on February 20, formed by young people in social network Facebook, for "a democratic constitution and the dissolution of the Government and Parliament. " The Court of Appeals yesterday condemned Tangier to ten years imprisonment to four persons involved in acts of vandalism that took place after these events, and officials say 184 people have been brought to justice.
Yesterday, an Interior Ministry source said that the Moroccan authorities will pursue legal action to all those people this weekend intending to protest without permission. Also Thursday, government spokesman Khalid Naciri, said that the government will only allow Moroccan demonstrations "in accordance with legal requirements." For his part, Nabil Benabdellah, general secretary of Progress and Socialism Party (PPS, left) said today that the reinforcement between the Royal Institution and the various national forces "are the best guarantee to treat all economic and social problems afflicting the country ".
Benabdellah said that the legitimate claims of reforms of young Moroccans on 20 February "not new", as these lawsuits have been filed in the national political scene for years, and some of them have already been implemented. Young men from the February 20 have called for tomorrow at 10.30 local time (10.30 GMT) a new sitting in the main cities of Morocco. 
"The people want a new constitution," "The present Government and Parliament did not represent the people" or "Corruption and demonstration" were some of the placards brandished by the demonstrators. In the city of Agadir, located in the south, three hundred people took to the streets at 16.00 local time (16.00 GMT), and one hour after the demonstration was dispersed by the police.
Sources of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) in the Efe assured that at least 30 people were injured and two were arrested. According to the AMDH in Casablanca about 4,000 people gathered at 15.00 local (15.00 GMT) in the Sahat Al Hamam (Plaza de las Palomas), in front of the "wilaya" (civil government).
Surrounded by a heavy police presence, men and women raised banners that could be read complaints against corruption and in which they demanded a revision of the Constitution. "February 20 is a process that has just started and the demonstrations will continue throughout Morocco," he told Efe Chihab Said, a member of the AMDH.
On Sunday, tens of thousands of Moroccans took to the streets of major cities to respond to the notice of motion calling on February 20, formed by young people in social network Facebook, for "a democratic constitution and the dissolution of the Government and Parliament. " The Court of Appeals yesterday condemned Tangier to ten years imprisonment to four persons involved in acts of vandalism that took place after these events, and officials say 184 people have been brought to justice.
Yesterday, an Interior Ministry source said that the Moroccan authorities will pursue legal action to all those people this weekend intending to protest without permission. Also Thursday, government spokesman Khalid Naciri, said that the government will only allow Moroccan demonstrations "in accordance with legal requirements." For his part, Nabil Benabdellah, general secretary of Progress and Socialism Party (PPS, left) said today that the reinforcement between the Royal Institution and the various national forces "are the best guarantee to treat all economic and social problems afflicting the country ".
Benabdellah said that the legitimate claims of reforms of young Moroccans on 20 February "not new", as these lawsuits have been filed in the national political scene for years, and some of them have already been implemented. Young men from the February 20 have called for tomorrow at 10.30 local time (10.30 GMT) a new sitting in the main cities of Morocco.
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