Morocco refuses repatriation of 91 bodies from Ceuta
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Yabiladi
Moroccan authorities have so far refused the repatriation of 91 bodies of Moroccans who died in Ceuta, including 90 found after the mass crossing towards the Spanish enclave in late July and one person who died of natural causes at Ceuta hospital, according to EFE. The latest refusal, on Wednesday at the Tarajal border crossing, concerned a resident of Spain whose identity had been established and whose family had requested his return for the funeral.
Morocco has refused the repatriation of 91 bodies from Ceuta, including that of a Moroccan national who died of natural causes at the university hospital in the Spanish enclave. The latest refusal, which took place on Wednesday at the Tarajal border crossing, concerned a coffin containing the body of a deceased person whose identity had been formally established, according to the Spanish news agency EFE.
This case adds to the refusals concerning 90 people found dead in Ceuta after the mass crossing towards the enclave from late July. The family of the man who died at Ceuta university hospital had requested his return to Morocco so that they could arrange his funeral and bury him in his home town, according to EFE.
The refusals concerning the other 90 bodies come in the context of the mass crossing towards Ceuta, which left at least 75 people dead, according to local authorities. The crossing towards the Spanish enclave was reported on 4 August.
