The Minister of Justice of Morocco, Abdellatif Ouahbi, has requested this Saturday that Spain repatriate to Moroccan territory both the surviving migrants and the bodies of the deceased during their attempt to cross through the Tarajal checkpoint to the autonomous city of Ceuta last Thursday, July 30.
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In an interview granted to the Al Arabiya network, Ouahbi has requested the signing of a bilateral agreement for the return of the survivors and the mortal remains, also calling for a comprehensive approach to manage migratory flows between both countries.
Likewise, the minister has stated that Spain has not officially informed about the exact number of fatalities. As he insisted, unidentified bodies cannot be transferred to Morocco without prior communication or an agreed protocol between both parties.
Finally, Ouahbi warned that Morocco will not be able to effectively contain migration while Spain continues promoting measures that, in his view, encourage young people to undertake the route.
A total of 18 migrants were buried this Friday in the Muslim cemetery of Ceuta, following the border episode that left dozens of victims and led to the massive entry of people into the autonomous city from Moroccan territory.
The graves have been identified with numerical codes to allow a future exhumation and delivery to the families, while forensic authorities continue with identification work, a complex process that is progressing slowly.
