In December, the Spanish prosecutor’s office closed its investigation into the deaths at the Melilla border, finding no evidence of crime in the actions of the Spanish security forces.
Euskaraz irakurri: Migratzaileak berehala itzularazteko Espainiaren politikak heriotzak eragin zituen, Human Rights Watchen ustez
The “hot return” policy of the government of Spain contributed to the death of migrants in 2022, according to the iAnnual Report of Human Rights Watch (HRW). published today, detailing the death of at least 23 people at the border of Melilla on June 24.
The Human Rights Watch report highlights that “the footage from the event shows the Moroccan police hitting people climbing over the fence Y a Spanish police using tear gas and working with their Moroccan colleagues to send people back across the border.”
Spanish authorities “confirmed that they had promptly returned people to Morocco,” emphasized HRW, which warned in the document that “Spain’s policy of prompt returns has contributed to the deaths of immigrants at its land and sea borders.”
‘We are concerned about how Spain has handled the matter’as well as for “what may happen in the future,” Hugh Williamson, executive director for Europe and Central Asia of the organization dedicated to ensuring human rights in the world, told Efe news agency.
“It is important that Spain does not forcibly return people to Morocco unless it has thoroughly investigated their asylum applications,” Williamson added.
In December, the Spanish prosecutor’s office closed its investigation into the deaths at the Melilla border, finding no evidence of crime in the actions of the Spanish security forces.
On the other hand, the Interior Minister of the Government of Spain, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, reaffirmed in Congress that there were no deaths on Spanish soil and defended the “proportional” action of the Guardia Civil at the Melilla fence on June 24. .
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