The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, appealed, Wednesday, to support Morocco, which is suffering from the repercussions of the phenomenon of illegal immigration
"Morocco, as a transit country, has a problem of illegal immigration, and we have to help it manage human trafficking gangs and control migration flows," said Sanchez, who was a guest of the "Hui Bor Hoi" program. From Radio "Cadena Ser".
The head of the Spanish executive authority indicated that "the man responsible for what happened in Nador are the human trafficking mafias who carried out a violent attack, as evidenced by the images spread on the Internet and social networks" of this attack and expressed his solidarity with their families.
He stressed that "we must put ourselves in the shoes of the Spanish security forces (...) and the Moroccan public forces", which were severely damaged as a result of this violent attack.
In the past 12 months, Sanchez noted, "the gangs have orchestrated at least eight violent attacks at the iron fence in Nador, with armed men using hooks, sticks, knives, and axes."
The drama of illegal immigration is complex, and we cannot look at it from one point of view. The phenomenon must be analyzed with a global and comprehensive approach”, the head of the Spanish government noted, adding that “Spain and the European Union are required to increase development aid to countries of origin and transit that suffer from this phenomenon.
And to continue this "we must work with countries of origin and countries of transit, in this case, Morocco, to provide a global response to a complex phenomenon such as irregular migration."
Illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa led an attempted mass attack Friday morning on the iron fence in the province of Nador, using extremely violent tactics and causing massive conflict and a deadly fall from the top of the fence.
The latest assessment reported 23 undocumented deaths from sub-Saharan Africa.
This forced crossing attempt, in which 140 members of the police force were injured to varying degrees, was marked by the use of unprecedented violence by irregular immigration candidates against the police, who acted professionally and in accordance with laws and regulations.
Armed with stones, batons, and sharp objects, these candidates for illegal immigration put up violent resistance to the police and were mobilized to prevent them from crossing the fence.