The lawsuit against polisario leader Brahim Ghali, alias Ben Batouch, on charges of abduction and torture, resurfaced again. This comes at a time when the Military regime of Algeria and polisario’s social media pages promote false allegations regarding the failure of the Spanish judiciary to pursue their leader, stating that he was acquitted of the charges against him. The Spanish judge in charge of his case heard the testimony of Fadel Breika, accusing the polisario of abduction, torture, and arbitrary detention in secret centers in the Rabouni camps.
From the Tindouf camps, the For.s.a.tin forum (Forum de Soutien aux Autonomistes de Tindouf) published a document and a blog post on its Facebook page, confirming that the lawsuit against the leader of polisario will resume.
The same source added that this new procedure is an important development in the course of the case and exposes polisario’s lies and claims before its followers. Recently, it was said that the judicial follow-up of Brahim Ghali was completed and that he had been acquitted of all charges against him, which contradicts the steps taken by the Spanish judiciary, confirming that this crime continues to be prosecuted in Spanish courts.
The For.s.a.tin forum explained that, for an hour and a half of the hearing, the Spanish judge had heard witness statements, where Moulay Abu Zeid revealed details of the abduction, torture, and arbitrary detention that Fadel Breika had been subjected to in the Errachid and Dhiba prisons over Algerian soil.
The same source revealed that Spanish justice had repeatedly rejected attempts by Ben Batouch’s defense to close this case, in which other torturers and criminals, including Bashir Mustafa Sayed and Mustafa Muhammad Ali Syed al-Bashir who held the position of so-called Minister of Interior of the polisario, were also prosecuted.
The Spanish judiciary had previously heard the leader of polisario, Ben Batouch, accused of crimes related to torture and terrorism when he appeared before Santiago Pedraz, judge of Spain’s National Court, Spain’s highest criminal court.
