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A Madrid court has denied a request from two Sahrawis to urgently stop their transfer to Morocco, which involves 19 other individuals held in one of the asylum rooms at Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas Airport, according to Spanish news agency EFE.
The transfer of these two men from Spain was scheduled for midnight on Sunday on a flight to Marrakech, carrying 21 individuals.
The same source noted that the two Sahrawis sought to block the transfer by urgently requesting the on-duty court to halt it. However, their request was denied due to “insufficient evidence regarding the persecution they claim to face in Morocco.”
It additionally highlighted that these two young men had requested international protection in Spain, presenting documentation to support their claims of activism, but their requests had been denied.
Citing legal sources, EFE reported that the Spanish Ministry of the Interior authorized the entry of one of the men last Friday and the other on Saturday. However, both now must await the outcome of their applications, a process that could take up to a year.
They added that one of the men is the brother of a Sahrawi whose entry was initially denied. However, the Asylum and Refuge Office of the Interior Ministry ultimately accepted his application, granting him permission to enter the country.
The Spanish news agency highlighted that 16 Sahrawi asylum seekers who were also detained at the airport were deported to Marrakech on Friday after their requests for protection were denied.
The same sources told EFE that another similar deportation is scheduled for next Thursday, and the Spanish Interior Ministry is evaluating each case individually before making a decision, in accordance with national and international protection standards.
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