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Rabat – Nasser Zafzafi, the detained leading activist of the Hirak protest movement in Rif region, has been transferred to the headquarters of the National Brigade of Judiciary Police (BNPJ), lawyer Khadija Rougani, a member of the activist’s defense team, has announced.
The lawyer said that Zafzafi’s transfer to the BNPJ’s headquarters is probably related to a letter attributed to Zafzafi that was published by media on Thursday.
“To this point, it is not clear why he is under interrogation. The reason could mostly be the letter that circulated,” Rougani said in a statement to Lakome2.
Zafzafi has been under detentions in Oukacha Prision in Casablanca. He and dozens of other activists held in Casablanca and Al Hoceima are accused of several heavy crimes including “undermining the security” of the country.
On Thursday, online media outlets published a letter attributed to Zafzafi urging the population of Al Hoceima to preserve in their endeavors until their “legitimate demands” are answered.
He also warned his follow protesters against violence, calling such actions a betrayal of the movement’s peaceful principles.
“He who throws a stone has betrayed Hirak and the detainees, and he who breaks a glass is not [a member] of Hirak,” reads the letter.
The General Directorate of the Prison and Reintegration Administration (DGAPR) released a statement later on denying the letter was written by Zafzafi, even though Mohammed Ziane, another member of his defense team, said the letter was indeed written by his client.
