Saturday, February 26, 2011

"There will be Moroccan revolt, because we have won"

I read messages that are aired on the network: "The Moroccan monarchy is a kleptocracy, the fortunes of the country first" ... It is a question to debate: some believe that the monarchy should be involved in the country's economy and some people think it should be on the sidelines. Others argue that the monarchy has been more focused on rich that improve the lives of his subjects.

We have reforms in place to put those assets to serve the country. But the important thing is that Moroccans can express themselves freely on the internet and on the street. And do not forget that not everyone can express themselves online, but you can also lie and impersonate identities.

Why is suppressed demonstrations of February 20? "Suppress? If all were televised by the Moroccan television! There were demonstrations in 53 cities and generally peaceful, except some isolated disturbances. Were there arrests after? There remains one arrested following the protests. "Morocco has no political prisoners? Just for terrorist crimes, but in any case for political activism.

You were imprisoned for Hasan II: is at home in the government of his son? Belong to the generation that fought against colonialism and then for democracy and human rights. And, yes, I was jailed twice: the system put us through socialist militants cruel repression and often scandalous.

Their leader Ben Barka was assassinated in Paris by the Moroccan secret services. But not eliminated. We continue to struggle, and that's the big difference today in Morocco in relation to all other countries of the Maghreb where riots broke out now, that we've already won, we have made much of the way ...

Remains protests. It's natural. Here in Spain also exist. And economic exclusion, such as diplomas chomeurs (unemployed graduates) in this journal describing Andy Robinson. Right now you have a much higher unemployment figure for Morocco, which is 9.6 percent ... But our unemployed are subsidized.

On that front we are also moving forward: going to give health coverage to eight million Moroccans and we will legislate its subsidy to the unemployed along with other developments such as regional autonomy and the letter of the family and the city charter ... Make reforms: fear riots? For years now reformed.

So Morocco does not suffer or suffer a wave of protests that shook the Arab world because the Moroccans after decades of struggle have already achieved what these protesters from other Arab countries asked. The Saharawi not seem happy. Sahara with Polisario are discussing a range that we can meet your demands.

In the Rif and other regions: in fact, the Spanish state of autonomies is our model. I do not know if the Polisario accept anything less than independence. Also here in Catalunya have independence. The important thing is that they can express themselves and be represented. Do you fear or celebrate the revolutions Tunisian, Egyptian and Libyan and other up? The greeting and welcome.

Expressions are citizens of the desire for freedom, democracy and human rights in the way of progress that we are Moroccans. Where is the radical fundamentalism? Puzzled. Is out of the game: not a role in history. Arab youth has shown that it is in the XXI century: radical Islam is no longer the political actor in any of these revolutions Arabs.

But we also know that now the fundamentalists are trying to reposition itself in a hurry to respond to what people ask. What calls the Arab people? We began to ask the Moroccan socialist decades ago, human rights, freedom, prosperity, social equity ... Here the state of autonomy was held to just crisis today be dismissed as unnecessary waste.

Is that all reforms are wasted if they are unable to create economic growth and prosperity: the three years in recent years Morocco has grown from 3% to 4%, but we hope to reach 7%. They are giving you more effective titles that giving young people a job. We have many graduates and yet we lack pictures ready for new economic activities and to manage investments coming: we suffer lack of fit between our higher education and what the market demands, so we reformed the university.

And we'd love to collaborate Catalans you bringing us excellent business schools and centers of innovation. The Spanish investor denounces the corruption of the Moroccan administration. We fought against it, but I must say that corruption also encourages citizens to accept pay for what is rightfully yours.

"Ceuta and Melilla? Our solution is to copy that gave the British Hong Kong, an area with a very similar story.

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