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Rabat – General Jose Luis Ortiz Canabate points out the direct involvement of Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya in the Brahim Ghali affair.
The Spanish news outlet Herald quoted the Spanish general, stating that the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs instructed the General Staff of the Air Force to waive passport control to facilitate the Polisario leader, Brahim Ghali’s entry into Spain.
He reported that the flight crew was unaware of the passenger’s identity.
The only instruction provided to the plane personnel was that the aircraft should be taken to the military hub upon arrival for “security reasons.”
The Ministry merely informed the general staff of the air force that the person on board is an “Algerian sick patient.”
Ghali was accompanied by another unidentified person, but it was unknown who Ghali and his companion were “because they were not asked for their passports,” the general added.
The General Staff of the Air Force was questioned by a Zaragoza court concerning Ghali’s entry into Spain.
The air force general staff revealed that the orders for not carrying out customs procedures were from the cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha Gonzalez Laya.
The investigation was initiated after several politicians and citizens raised questions following Brahim Ghali’s arrival in Spain in April.
Antonio Urdiales, a lawyer in Malaga, also filed a complaint seeking clarification on the grounds of Brahim Ghali’s entry into Spain on April 18 for hospitalization after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Spain in collaboration with Algeria arranged Ghali’s entry and transport.
It was revealed that Brahim Ghali used a fake identity and passport to enter Spain, under the name of Mohamed Ben Battouch. The fake name was used to maintain his hospitalization secret, and allowed Ghali to avoid prosecution charges such as genocide, rape, torture, illegal detention, and kidnapping.
A court, however, decided to dismiss all charges against him, citing lack of evidence despite the multiple complaints. He subsequently left for Algeria on June 1, which resulted in escalating tensions between Spain and Morocco.
