HIBAPRESS
The administration of the Oudaya Local Prison in Marrakech provided clarifications regarding the information presented by the lawyer of the prisoner (L.A.J), concerning his transfer between four prisons within a three-month period and his placement in a solitary confinement cell within the security wing, confirming that his transfers were linked to his trial proceedings and the execution of the sentence issued against him.
The prison administration clarified in an explanatory statement that the individual in question was arrested in the city of Laayoune, where an initial ruling was issued against him, before being transferred to the El Aaiun Local Prison to enable him to appear before the Court of Appeal.
The same source added that after the appellate ruling was issued, it was decided to transfer the prisoner to the Oudaya Local Prison in Marrakech to serve the sentence imposed on him, noting that the transfer process took place in two stages due to the long distance, during which the individual spent four days in Ait Melloul 1 Local Prison, before being transferred to the prison facility in Marrakech, where he still resides as of the date of the statement's issuance.
Regarding his placement in solitary confinement, the prison administration stated that upon his arrival at the facility, it was decided to house him in a communal cell. However, he refused to join it and threw the blankets he received from the staff on the ground, according to the administration's account.
The administration continued that the prisoner subsequently submitted a written request to the prison director to be housed in a solitary confinement cell, a request that was granted.
The administration of the Oudaya Local Prison confirmed at the end of its statement that the prisoner in question benefits from all his legal rights, like all other inmates at the facility.
