Morocco blames Spain for the massacre of migrants in Melilla

The Spanish border security forces did not take the necessary measures to control the situation at the Melilla fence.

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) of Morocco determined that Spain did not provide the necessary assistance and assistance to migrants on June 24 at the Melilla border fence.

According to a report released on Wednesday, “The Spanish Civil Guard patrols along the fence and guards the border 24 hours a day. However, sophisticated surveillance devices have failed to prevent migrants from crossing it; only the deaths were caused."

The CNDH emphasized that the events were unprecedented in terms of nature, tactics, scope, massive number of migrants who tried to cross, injured and fatalities.

The incident left 37 people dead and 77 injured; including African migrants, mostly from Chad and Sudan.

Most of the deaths were caused by mechanical suffocation, according to forensic evidence, although it is not yet conclusive, and by the brutal and excessive use of violence by the police.

The danger of the large number of migrants armed with sticks and stones was the argument used to justify their behavior.

On the other hand, the Spanish Ministry of the Interior declared that it would not respond to a preliminary report and that it acted following criteria of numerical balance.

“The Civil Guard acted at all times within the national and international legal framework, always with criteria of proportionality and full respect for human rights, without any type of action contrary to them being attributed to any of the agents,” said the police. official position of the ministry.

The comments of the Ministry of the Interior of Spain were considered hypocritical and cowardly by millions on social networks.

According to consensus data, some 2,000 migrants tried to cross the border fence into Melilla and a large number of them were trapped between the fence, the revolving doors and the security forces.