Moroccan protest leader hurt

The following news is taken from the Middle East Monitor:
The leader of protests over economic woes in Morocco’s Rif region, Nasser Zefzafi, was hurt inside prison, according to prison authorities on Sunday.
In June, Zefzafi was sentenced to 20 years in prison for leading protests against economic and social problems in the country’s Rif region.
In a statement, the General Commission for Management of Prisons (GCMP) said Zafzafi asked on Saturday for medical help due to leg pains.  GCMP said Zefzafi “deliberately hurt himself by hitting his hand against the edge of an office and the wall” as the medic was helping him.
The GCMP said Zefzafi has committed “acts in violation of law with the intent of causing unrest and chaos”.  The GCMP narrative could not be verified by an independent source. (taken from www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190127-morocco-protest-leader-hurt-inside-prison)

Analysis:
One may see that there is no certainty as to what happened in terms of his injury as it could not be verified by an "independent source". The background as to how he was convicted was that there was a fishmonger who was crushed to death in 2016 which led to protests. The New York Times and the Middle East Monitor both state that Mr. Zefzafi was subsequently arrested in May 2017 for organizing demonstrations in Al Hoceima in the Rif.

Works Cited
“Morocco Protest Leader 'Hurt' inside Prison.” Middle East Monitor, Middle East Monitor, 27 Jan. 2019, www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190127-morocco-protest-leader-hurt-inside-prison/.


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