Fishmonger’s
Death & Foreign Media Frenzy to Draw Hasty Parallels
The
public of morocco received some terrible news of the tragic death of
Mouhcine Fikri, a boy 31-years-old that was dedicated to the sale of
fish, on Friday in al Houceima (Northern Morocco) that caused huge
public uproar.
A
millions of Moroccans conducted demonstrations especially On Sunday,
the demonstrations were staged in more than 20 locations.
The
Moroccan public demand is to put an end the abuse of power at the
hands of law enforcement officials.
King
Mohammed VI steps in to defuse tension
The
Morocco’s King was quick to send the Minister of Interior to the
victim’s family to ensure them that the law would be followed and
the culprits brought to justice.
The
King of morocco have two principal reasons why intervened. First, the
King sought to reassure Moroccans. Second, the King was acutely aware
that incident such as this might be exploited by individuals in
Morocco to achieve their own political agendas.
After
the King's intervention, the victim’s brother said the family had
reassured because the Minister of Interior the matter had assured
that would be investigated.
The
incident should be understood in its own local and social context
There
are two conflicting versions of what happened. 1- la causa de la mort
de Mouhcine Fikir is that one of the police officers involved ordered
the garbage truck driver to turn on the trash compactor while the
fish vendor was inside.
An
eyewitness, said that the start button the machine on is in the back
of the truck and for the truck driver was imposible for him, turn the
truck. He also said that no police told the truck driver to turn on
the machine while the victim was inside. And said that instead the
driver, someone must have pressed the button by mistake while the
fishmonger was inside the truck.Some
citizens, use this incident to cause a violence against the Moroccan
state.
My
opinion:
I
think this way of treating people is not normal, although that the
person has a lot of power. I think we are all equal before the law
and we all deserve to stay the same opportunities and that poor
inoscent should not die this way.
The
intervention of the king seems to me a great event because I think
that the guilty will must pay.
