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'''Zakaria Moumni''' ({{lang-ar|زكرياء مومني}}; born 20 February 1980 in [[Rabat]]) is a former Moroccan [[Kickboxing|Kickboxer]] who was arbitrarily detained by the Moroccan secret services between September 2010 and February 2012. According to Human rights organisations, Moumni was arrested and tortured for having bothered [[Mohammed VI of Morocco|Mohammed VI]] during his vacations in France. Moumni stated that it was at the instigation of [[Mounir Majidi]] that he was arrested.
'''Zakaria Moumni''' ({{lang-ar|زكرياء مومني}}; born 20 February 1980 is a former [[Kickboxing|Kickboxer]] who was arbitrarily detained by the Moroccan authority between September 2010 and February 2012.

==Torture incident==
==Torture incident==
According to Moumni he was arrested in September 2010 upon his arrival at the [[Rabat–Salé Airport]], he was then blindfolded and taken to a place he'd later identify as the [[Temara interrogation centre]]. He was beaten and tortured for several days by the Moroccan DST. He was then tried on frivolous charges and convicted of "immigration scam" based on the testimony of two people he'd never seen. He was then taken to [[Zaki prison]] in [[Salé]] where he remained until February 2012 when he was released after being issued a royal pardon from Mohammed VI.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zakaria Moumni dans l'enfer des geôles marocaines|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2011/10/14/zakaria-moumni-dans-l-enfer-des-geoles-marocaines_1587804_3212.html|accessdate=16 April 2014|newspaper=[[Le Monde]]|date=14 October 2011|author=Florence Beaugé}}</ref><ref name=libé>{{cite news|title=L’ex-champion de boxe Zakaria Moumni, accusé d’escroquerie et détenu depuis 17 mois au Maroc a été gracié samedi par le roi Mohammed VI.|url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/2012/02/04/l-ex-boxeur-moumni-gracie-par-le-roi-du-maroc_793651|accessdate=16 April 2014|newspaper=[[Libération]]|date=4 February 2012}}</ref>
According to Moumni he was arrested in September 2010 upon his arrival at the [[Rabat–Salé Airport]], he was then blindfolded and taken to a place he'd later identify as the [[Temara interrogation centre]]. He was beaten and tortured for several days by the Moroccan DST. He was then tried on frivolous charges and convicted of "immigration scam" based on the testimony of two people he'd never seen. He was then taken to [[Zaki prison]] in [[Salé]] where he remained until February 2012 when he was released after being issued a royal pardon from Mohammed VI.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zakaria Moumni dans l'enfer des geôles marocaines|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2011/10/14/zakaria-moumni-dans-l-enfer-des-geoles-marocaines_1587804_3212.html|accessdate=16 April 2014|newspaper=[[Le Monde]]|date=14 October 2011|author=Florence Beaugé}}</ref><ref name=libé>{{cite news|title=L’ex-champion de boxe Zakaria Moumni, accusé d’escroquerie et détenu depuis 17 mois au Maroc a été gracié samedi par le roi Mohammed VI.|url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/2012/02/04/l-ex-boxeur-moumni-gracie-par-le-roi-du-maroc_793651|accessdate=16 April 2014|newspaper=[[Libération]]|date=4 February 2012}}</ref>

In France, Moumni was amongst several people who sued [[Abdellatif Hammouchi]]—Head of the Moroccan DST—for torture basing their complaint of the principal of [[universal competence]]. The complaint resulted in Hammouchi being summoned by the police while he was at the Moroccan embassy in Paris as part of an official delegation. The incident sparked a crisis in relations between France and Morocco.<ref>{{cite news|title=Morocco-France row over Hammouchi torture claims|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26360224|accessdate=16 April 2014|newspaper=BBC News|date=26 February 2014}}</ref>

After the incident a media campaign was organised in Morocco by pro-government media to defame Zakaria Moumni and discredit him to the public opinion.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zakaria Moumni dénonce de Paris une "campagne de diffamation" à son encontre au Maroc|url=http://www.aps.dz/fr/les-breves/breves-monde/3442-zakaria-moumni-d%C3%A9nonce-de-paris-une-campagne-de-diffamation-%C3%A0-son-encontre-au-maroc|accessdate=16 April 2014|newspaper=APS|date=14 April 2014}}</ref>


Later the Moroccan state sued Moumni and the other plaintiffs in a Paris court for libel.<ref>{{cite news|title=لمغرب يلجأ الى مفهوم العدالة الكونية لملاحقة الأسفري والمطالسي والمومني بسبب الدعاوي التي رفعوها ضد مدير المخابرات|url=http://alifpost.com/%d9%85%d8%ba%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ba%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%ac%d8%a3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%85%d9%81%d9%87%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%88%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9|accessdate=16 April 2014|newspaper=Alifpost|date=26 March 2014}}</ref> Despite several credible reports, including by the [[US Department of State]], which point to the use of [[torture]] and [[arbitrary detention]] in Morocco. Additionally Moroccan has been several times identified as the location of a CIA [[Black site]] where Moroccan services tortured foreign terrorism suspects allegedly at the request of the US.<ref>{{cite news|title=Un rapport de la CIA confirme l’existence de centres de torture au Maroc|url=http://www.telquel-online.com/content/un-rapport-de-la-cia-confirme-l%E2%80%99existence-de-centres-de-torture-au-maroc|accessdate=16 April 2014|newspaper=[[Telquel]]|date=9 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Journal d'un Prince Banni: Demain le Maroc|location=9 April 2014|isbn=978-2-246-85166-0|author=[[Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco|Prince Moulay Hicham El Alaoui]]|edition=[[Éditions Grasset|Grasset]]|quote=J’y rencontre un journaliste du Washington Post, Barton Gellman, l’un de mes anciens condisciples à Princeton, qui m’apprend – c’est alors un scoop – que le Maroc accueille un « site noir ». Autrement dit, mon pays est impliqué dans les extraordinary renditions, c’est-à-dire qu’il fait partie des pays qui acceptent de recevoir sur leur sol, en toute illégalité, des prisonniers de la CIA pour les interroger à leur façon « musclée ».}}</ref>
Later the Moroccan state sued Moumni and the other plaintiffs in a Paris court for libel.<ref>{{cite news|title=لمغرب يلجأ الى مفهوم العدالة الكونية لملاحقة الأسفري والمطالسي والمومني بسبب الدعاوي التي رفعوها ضد مدير المخابرات|url=http://alifpost.com/%d9%85%d8%ba%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ba%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%ac%d8%a3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%85%d9%81%d9%87%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%88%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9|accessdate=16 April 2014|newspaper=Alifpost|date=26 March 2014}}</ref> Despite several credible reports, including by the [[US Department of State]], which point to the use of [[torture]] and [[arbitrary detention]] in Morocco. Additionally Moroccan has been several times identified as the location of a CIA [[Black site]] where Moroccan services tortured foreign terrorism suspects allegedly at the request of the US.<ref>{{cite news|title=Un rapport de la CIA confirme l’existence de centres de torture au Maroc|url=http://www.telquel-online.com/content/un-rapport-de-la-cia-confirme-l%E2%80%99existence-de-centres-de-torture-au-maroc|accessdate=16 April 2014|newspaper=[[Telquel]]|date=9 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Journal d'un Prince Banni: Demain le Maroc|location=9 April 2014|isbn=978-2-246-85166-0|author=[[Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco|Prince Moulay Hicham El Alaoui]]|edition=[[Éditions Grasset|Grasset]]|quote=J’y rencontre un journaliste du Washington Post, Barton Gellman, l’un de mes anciens condisciples à Princeton, qui m’apprend – c’est alors un scoop – que le Maroc accueille un « site noir ». Autrement dit, mon pays est impliqué dans les extraordinary renditions, c’est-à-dire qu’il fait partie des pays qui acceptent de recevoir sur leur sol, en toute illégalité, des prisonniers de la CIA pour les interroger à leur façon « musclée ».}}</ref>

Revision as of 18:01, 14 February 2015

Zakaria Moumni (Template:Lang-ar; born 20 February 1980 is a former Kickboxer who was arbitrarily detained by the Moroccan authority between September 2010 and February 2012.

Torture incident

According to Moumni he was arrested in September 2010 upon his arrival at the Rabat–Salé Airport, he was then blindfolded and taken to a place he'd later identify as the Temara interrogation centre. He was beaten and tortured for several days by the Moroccan DST. He was then tried on frivolous charges and convicted of "immigration scam" based on the testimony of two people he'd never seen. He was then taken to Zaki prison in Salé where he remained until February 2012 when he was released after being issued a royal pardon from Mohammed VI.[1][2]

Later the Moroccan state sued Moumni and the other plaintiffs in a Paris court for libel.[3] Despite several credible reports, including by the US Department of State, which point to the use of torture and arbitrary detention in Morocco. Additionally Moroccan has been several times identified as the location of a CIA Black site where Moroccan services tortured foreign terrorism suspects allegedly at the request of the US.[4][5]

Mohand Laenser, Morocco's minister of the Interior between 2012 and October 2013, had initially denied having met or even knowing Moumni while he was minister. In April 2014 he admitted that he has talked and met with Moumni several times to negotiate reparations.[6]

References

  1. ^ Florence Beaugé (14 October 2011). "Zakaria Moumni dans l'enfer des geôles marocaines". Le Monde. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ^ "L'ex-champion de boxe Zakaria Moumni, accusé d'escroquerie et détenu depuis 17 mois au Maroc a été gracié samedi par le roi Mohammed VI". Libération. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  3. ^ "لمغرب يلجأ الى مفهوم العدالة الكونية لملاحقة الأسفري والمطالسي والمومني بسبب الدعاوي التي رفعوها ضد مدير المخابرات". Alifpost. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Un rapport de la CIA confirme l'existence de centres de torture au Maroc". Telquel. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  5. ^ Prince Moulay Hicham El Alaoui. Journal d'un Prince Banni: Demain le Maroc (Grasset ed.). 9 April 2014. ISBN 978-2-246-85166-0. J'y rencontre un journaliste du Washington Post, Barton Gellman, l'un de mes anciens condisciples à Princeton, qui m'apprend – c'est alors un scoop – que le Maroc accueille un « site noir ». Autrement dit, mon pays est impliqué dans les extraordinary renditions, c'est-à-dire qu'il fait partie des pays qui acceptent de recevoir sur leur sol, en toute illégalité, des prisonniers de la CIA pour les interroger à leur façon « musclée ».{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ^ "العنصر يكشف "المفاوضات السرية" بين وزارة الداخلية وزكريا المومني". Al Yaoum24. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

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