To: Morocco/Western Sahara: Ali Aarrass
Morocco/Western Sahara - Ali Aarrass
Order the opening of an independent and impartial investigation into the torture of Ali Aarrass, and order that his case be reconsidered in a fair trial excluding any confessions obtained under torture or duress.
Why is this important?
Ali Aarrass was tortured for 12 days by officials of the Government, from the General Directorate for the Surveillance of the Territory (DST). He was held incommunicado in a secret detention centre in Témara, Morocco where he describes he was beaten on the soles of his feet, experienced electric shocks to his testicles and was suspended for long periods from the wrists.
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) said that he was convicted on the sole basis of a confession extracted under torture.
Call for justice for Ali Aarrass and survivors of torture; call on the Minister of Justice to open an investigation into the torture and implement the decision of the WGAD calling for his immediate release.
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) said that he was convicted on the sole basis of a confession extracted under torture.
Call for justice for Ali Aarrass and survivors of torture; call on the Minister of Justice to open an investigation into the torture and implement the decision of the WGAD calling for his immediate release.
