Several associations denounce illegal expulsion to Morocco of two minor tutored by Ceuta

Several associations have denounced this Thursday the "illegal" expulsion to Morocco of two young Moroccans 15 and 16 who were discovered by the Civil Guard w

Several associations denounce illegal expulsion to Morocco of two minor tutored by Ceuta

Several associations have denounced this Thursday the "illegal" expulsion to Morocco of two young Moroccans 15 and 16 who were discovered by the Civil Guard when they tried to travel from Polizones on a ship, whose repatriation had been suspended by a ceutí court.

In a statement, Andalusia organizations hosts, coordinator of neighborhoods, no name Kitchen, Maakum and Raíces Foundation have denounced that the Civil Guard expelled the two minors on November 28 even though this return "was suspended" by order of A court of the city.

The two teenagers entered Ceuta crossing the Tarajal's border last May due to the avalanches produced on 17 and 18. Being in a situation of helpless they were welcomed by the Childhood area of Ceuta, being lodged first in Industrial Naves In the Industrial Polygon of Tarajal and then at the Municipal Sportsman of Santa Amelia, where they resided until the beginning of repatriations "without guarantees" on August 13.

Faced with the fear of being expelled to Morocco, 80 minors, including these two, they appointed Raíces Foundation Lawyers and Barrios Coordinator for their defense. On August 16, his lawyers asked the judgments of Ceuta for the adoption of precautionary measures in favor of 12 minors, among which were two, ordering the suspension of repatriations.

The two minors escaped from the sports center for fear of being returned to Morocco and were together living on the street until September 15 when one of them decided to enter again in the protection system waiting for it to be remembered to regroup with their Primo, which resides in Barcelona. But by not taking place, he returned to the port of the city together with the other minor, who since his departure from the sports center had remained in a street situation, with the idea of reaching the peninsula for his own means.

The expulsion "summary and without procedure" occurred on November 28 when the minors were in the port of Ceuta with a friend trying to climb as Polizones to the ship of the Trasmediterranean company that links the city with Algeciras (Cádiz).

While swimming trying to reach the ship, they were intercepted by a launch of the civil guard and transferred to the police station in the same port. "During the interview they maintained with the agents of the Civil Guard at no time were assisted by interpreter, a lawyer, nor by any representative of the area of minors of the Autonomous City," they denounce.

At the end of the interview, the young, "soaked and with wet clothes, were uploaded to a car from the civil guard and, accompanied by two agents, were taken up to the border post of Tarajal." "When the boys realized that they were on the border, they implored crying to the agents that they will not go to Morocco, who were younger and wanted to stay in Spain. Once on the border, the two civil guards took them from the hands And they forced them to leave a door to deliver to the Moroccan policemen, "the associations have warned.

If everything related to minors would be confirmed, it would mean "serious breach" of the procedure established in the Spanish legislation for the repatriation of foreign minors and a "serious contempt" to the Order given by the Court of the Contentious-Administrative Number 1 , which, expressly, prohibits carrying out any action aimed at the repatriation of demanding minors, among which are the two minors now expelled.

Raíces Foundation and Barrios Coordinator, who exercise the legal defense of these two townscent, put last Friday these facts in knowledge of the Court of the Contentious-Administrative number 1 of Ceuta, of the Ministry of the Interior, of the Secretary Secretary of Security, From the area of protection of minors of the city of Ceuta, of Minor Prosecutor of Ceuta, of the Children's Coordinating Sala Prosecutor of the General Prosecutor of the State and the Ombudsman.

All these institutions were asked to, within their skills, the relevant investigation is carried out.

Date Of Update: 09 December 2021, 03:57