Human rights defender, Mr Ennaama Asfari, has been informed by the Moroccan authorities that he will face trial on 27 August 2009 at the Tan-Tan court.

Further Information

On 14 August 2009, Ennaama Asfari was arrested at a police checkpoint 20 km from Tan-Tan, following an argument with a policeman who checked his identification and then tried to force him to remove a Sahrawi flag from his key chain. Ennaama Asfari was reportedly ill-treated and physically assaulted during the arrest and his eye glasses were broken.

For background details of this case please refer to: Original Front Line appeal on behalf of Mr Ennaama Asfari