Fishmonger’s Death & Foreign Media Frenzy to Draw Hasty Parallels

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.