Moroccan newspapers have welcomed a ruling by the Madrid Supreme Court banning the Polisario Front from using its emblems in public spaces.
The 360 stated that “the Spanish justice system is dealing a fatal blow to the Polisario.”
The Moroccan website noted that the independence fighters “have suffered many setbacks on (their) favourite terrain: Spain.”
The online media reminded readers that “it is in this country that the separatists, pushed by their Algerian sponsors, have formed a lobby that extends within the European Union (EU) and conducts false propaganda against Morocco.”
But, “after several years of political, legal and diplomatic heresies, the Spanish Supreme Court decided to put things in order. It is now forbidden for Polisarians to use their unofficial flag in the public space,” Le 360 said triumphantly.
The news portal echoed the statement made by Pedro Sanchez, President of the Spanish government at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations: “Spain will continue to support the efforts of the UN Secretary-General to find a political, just and lasting solution accepted by both parties, in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council.”
In Libération, Moussaoui El Ajaloui, a specialist in African affairs, explained that, on the basis of the ruling of the Spanish Supreme Court, “every citizen has the right to denounce before the courts (of that country) the behaviour of certain territorial entities which treat the Polisario as if it were a state.”
According to Mr Ajaloui, there is probably within the Spanish governmental coalition “a consensual position” on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara according to which the influence of the Polisario in the Iberian Peninsula should be reduced as much as possible.
The Moroccan researcher went on to stress that in Spain, “it is the reason of state that prevails over the interests of political parties.”
According to Le Reporter, “Polisario will no longer show its colours in Spain!” before concluding that the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has never been so weak since its creation.
The website also reported that “the latest UN resolutions have backed the Moroccan autonomy initiative.
The latter is considered as “a serious and credible approach to reaching a final solution.”
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