Thursday, April 14, 2011

Moroccan opponents do not give back down and continue to gain support

Young opponents of the Moroccan system managed to mobilize the February 20-date that named his movement thousands of people to claim a parliamentary monarchy and higher levels of democracy in the country. And repeated play on 20 March. The accident coincided both protests at the weekend, but this month have changed their protests and go on the street on 24 April.

Not surprisingly, on 20 catches this month were the week and also has a strong rival, the final of the Copa del Rey Madrid and Barca played, teams with a huge entourage in the Alawite kingdom. Still, to this day the group's February 20 called on his followers to demonstrate in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, to demand the release of political prisoners from its jails.

This Sunday we are also planned in Salé-stronghold of the Islamist movement Justice and Spirituality, involved in the protest movement, local mobilization. Far from extinguishing the flame of their claims, the dissatisfaction with the current arrangements continue to organize, and new initiatives to attract support despite the announcement of King Mohammed VI the March 9 to reform the Constitution.

The king then Alawi launched a commission to study changes in the Constitution, is scheduled to present its findings this June, "and pledged to give more powers to the prime minister and Parliament, and to work for an independent judiciary . A commission has been invited to join in their discussions to the youth of February 20 that have rejected the bridge towards the view that this is a discussion group created from above and does not represent the popular legitimacy.

According to the organizers, the naming of the members of the committee are obscure, its mode of operation is imposed by the supreme power and its scope is limited to a predefined scope of review by the Royal Family. "We call for a peaceful demonstration on 24 April in all Moroccan cities to end corruption, injustice and for a true democracy," says one of the youth of February 20 in a video posted on Facebook, where they have already nearly 50,000 fans.

At February 20 demands also joined a few days ago more than 170 representatives from the world of culture, economy, media, law or Moroccan policy through the "Manifesto for the change we wish to" call , among other things, the dissolution of the current government and parliament of the country.

Young opponents have also launched another campaign to boycott the Festival Mawazine, with the patronage of King Mohamed VI. This year is expected to take place between 20 and 28 May in the lineup include Shakira, Cat Stevens and Joe Cocker. In the March 20 demonstration, some participants held between his hands posters with the message 'Stop Mawazine, we are poor', considering that it is a musical event extremely expensive for taxpayers.

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