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Heart Breaking! The Case of Shaykh Abu Mouadh Nourdine Nafi’a and his wife.

The Case of Shaykh Abu Mouadh Nourdine Nafi’a and his wife.

The joint committee received this letter from Shaykh Abu Mouadh Nourdine Nafi’a. He wrote it while he was being held in Kenitra central prison, in which he was subjected to barbaric torture after he was arbitrarily transferred on the 9th of October 2010. He was on hunger strike since the 6th of December 2010 while he was there until he was between life and death. He wrote this letter then speaking about the kidnapping he and his wife have been through and detention and torture in Temera secret detention centre and other secret centers.

He is now is solitary confinement, cut off the world around him in Toulal 2 prison, Meknes. He is one of those accused of being behind the Sala prison clashes (16-17/May/2011) or what is known by “Salé Zaki prison riot”

All praise is due to Allah and peace and blessings be upon his messenger, his family, his companions and those who adhere to him.

To proceed:

I am shaykh Abu Mouadh Nourdine Nafi’a, who is currently held in Kenitra central prison. Prisoner number: 26512, I am the one signed below, Nourdine Nafi’a who is sentenced to 20 years based on fabricated evidence under the guise of “combating terror”. I reiterate that I am innocent of all charges against me. I am a victim of American policies in the region. To clarify this I will outline what I and my wife have been through of suffering and violations in the dungeons of the secret services.

I am a Moroccan citizen, a member of the Islamic movement since the 80s. A Muslim, Sunni, following the Quran and the noble traditions of the prophet, according to the understanding of our pious predecessors such as Imam Malik, Shafi’i, Ahmed, Abu Hanifa may Allah have mercy upon them. I migrated from my homeland in 1988 to Afghanistan for the intention of joining the “Jihad”. It was not possible to go to Palestine, between me and it were thousands of barriers because of the “Arab cordon states”. My first stop was Europe and after repeated attempts I managed to travel to Pakistan in 1991, then to Afghanistan after the fall of the communist government. I made that country my homeland. In 1998 I left Afghanistan for Syria, Damascus, where I married the sister of Yassine al-Shaqori who is held is Guantanamo may Allah hasten his release. I began to trade to support my family, travelling between Syria and Turkey for trade. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on January 28, 2012 in News Items

 

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Revealed: Name of Moroccan Torturer

Yesterday the 10th of August 2011 my mother-in-law and I went to visit Mohamed. He explained to us that as a result of complaining about the noisy old refrigerator in his room, he was removed from his cell, a man was brought in, Mohamed’s eyes were blindfolded, and his hands handcuffed behind his back, and knocked to the floor. He was then beaten, kicked, stood on. He was told that he should think about the consequences before he complains about something again.

Unfortunately I was unable to say much to him on hearing his story. I cried and cried and managed to tell him to have “sabr”. He didnt even manage to smile to his children. He seemed to be somewhat in shock. He showed absolutely no emotion, he was cold and sad. He gave us the name of the man responsible for the beating, and said that this same man was responsible for the torture in May and June.

His name is Younes Bouazizi, and please dear sisters, my husband has asked me to make this name known to the world.

Jasakum Allahu Khairan

- Wife of Mohamed Al Haajib

 
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Posted by on August 11, 2011 in Collateral Damage, News Items

 

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They Are Guilty Only of Islam

Zanchi Jessica on her Husband Youness & Moroccan Prisoners of Conscious

That day in Casablanca I was present. We were playing in the living room with our child during lunchtime.  From the terrace, our maid told us that there was a man asking for Youness at the door. Youness left our child and went down, still in pajamas and slippers. He never came back.

A Full-blown Kidnapping
The police slammed him into a car and took him away, blindfolded the entire way so that he would not recognize the destination. But from the cries of tortured prisoners, the smell of the cells, the perpetual illumination, the interrogations in the middle of the night, and the massive doses of psychotropic drugs sufficed him to recognize the secret prison of Temara, in which he was held in 2005. Youness passed 26 days there, where they kept him hungry, and lost 13kg in weight. After that I saw him in the prison of Salé Rabat. It’s been one year and one month since May, when he was condemned to five years.

I’d love to tell you that we’re fine, that we are able to stand the test of Allah … But today is a really difficult day for us. I spent the last two days in prison, and I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears what the Moroccan police have done to our brothers … They came in at 9 am, armed with guns, tear gas and water cannons … I saw and felt the shots in succession, the smoke of the tear gas came down to us in the street outside the prison. And I, who has asthma, I could not breathe and I had to continually inhale Ventolin. Just imagine the brothers inside the prison, deprived of everything.

My husband was sleeping when he was thrown out of bed quickly and was told to get on the roof because the soldiers were coming with lots of weapons and tear gas. The families were close to the prison, without being able to do anything but cry and pray for their loved ones. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on July 27, 2011 in Collateral Damage

 

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The Wife of Mohammed Al-Haajib Describes the Horror of Tulal Prison, Morocco

On Wednesday, 20th July last I went to visit my husband Mohamed Hajib with his mother and two of my children. I was very nervous to say the least, because I hadnt seen my husband since the 8th May last, before he was transported to Tulal prison Meknes on the 17th of May, tortured, hospitalized and all of his belongings stolen from prison Zaki Sale.

We were only allowed to bring water and pre-cooked food, and the fresh underwear etc. which we brought for him, were given back to us. We were then called into the visiting room, where my husband was waiting with a prison guard on either side of him. I got a fright on seeing him. He has lost a lot of weight, is very slim, pale and messy looking, as opposed to the broad, tall, very well groomed, healthy man I am used to seeing. I was distraught.

My husband and I speak to oneanother in German, and always have done (we met as students in Germany). When I started to speak to my husband, the prison guards literally panicked, and told me to stop talking, due to the fact that they were unable to understand what I was saying. I refused to do so, and after five minutes we were told to leave. I found Mohamed very quiet, disturbingly quiet, I was very bothered, but he continued to say to his mother and I – “dont worry”. It was if he was afraid to say anything infront of the prison guards.

My husband stood behind a fence from ceiling to floor (was quite cage-like, similar to those for animals in the zoo) and we stood behind another. My husband was unable to take his children in his arms. My eldest son, Omar Khattab (nearly six years old), was distraught, and informed me after the visit that he no longer wants to visit his father, because he cant hug and kiss him. This brought tears to my eyes.

He is in a room with nine other detainees. He remains in his room day and night. This was the only information I was able to get out of him in German. I have been unable to get his pale face, and dismal appearance out of my mind since I visited him on Wednesday. I myself am having problems sleeping. I just cant describe his state of mind. Whether he was afraid to speak or he has been to a certain extent disturbed by his experiences over the past two months.

How can this be allowed to happen at a time when the Moroccan Authorities are speaking of the improvement in Human Rights. Please HELP.

If my husband, usually a very healthy man looks run-down, feable and unhealthy, then the prisoners who have health problems, have absolutely no chance at all. May Allah help and protect the ill detainees.

-Wife of Mohammed Al-Haajib, from A Voice for the Political Detainees in Morocco 

 
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Posted by on July 25, 2011 in Collateral Damage, News Items

 

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Concerning Prisoners Held in Sala, Morocco:

From A Voice for the Political Detainees in Morocco:

- There is no news of 3 inmates, they were taken to an unknown location, Amongst them Al-Asali

-Khalid Al-Ayati, was hit with a tear gas canister which caused him to fall from the roof of Sala Prison during the clashes there on the 16th and 17th of May. Subsequently he broke his hand, the prison authorities until now have rejected to administer any treatment to his hand which has resulted in his hand becoming smaller in size and the wound is become infected and beginning to rot. This may lead to his hand being amputated or permanently disfigured and redundant (unusable).

- Akhtif Abdul Lateef, Suffers from many Illnesses and lives on a Quarter of a kidney. He requires many different types of medication to treat his illnesses however he has not been prescribed any medication and hence his conditioned has worsened. He frequently suffers pain from his back and stomach and when it becomes unbearable the prison administration only hand him a pain killer and inform him if he is cooperative they will not hand the pills over to him. He Eats very little (of the terrible food provided; Plain Rice.) and for the past week he has been unable to eat due to the pain, his colour has changed his body is frail and cannot walk nor talk. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on July 25, 2011 in News Items

 

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Abu Mouadh Nourdine Nafi’a: December 2010 (I am overpowered, so help me!)

All praise is due to Allah and peace and blessings be upon his messenger, his family, his companions and those who adhere to him.

To proceed:

I am shaykh Abu Mouadh Nourdine Nafi’a, who is currently held in Kenitra central prison. Prisoner number: 26512, I am the one signed below, Nourdine Nafi’a who is sentenced to 20 years based on fabricated evidence under the guise of “combating terror”. I reiterate that I am innocent of all charges against me. I am a victim of American policies in the region. To clarify this I will outline what I and my wife have been through of suffering and violations in the dungeons of the secret services.

I am a Moroccan citizen, a member of the Islamic movement since the 80s. A Muslim, Sunni, following the Quran and the noble traditions of the prophet, according to the understanding of our pious predecessors such as Imam Malik, Shafi’i, Ahmed, Abu Hanifa may Allah have mercy upon them. I migrated from my homeland in 1988 to Afghanistan for the intention of joining the “Jihad”. It was not possible to go to Palestine, between me and it were thousands of barriers because of the “Arab cordon states”. My first stop was Europe and after repeated attempts I managed to travel to Pakistan in 1991, then to Afghanistan after the fall of the communist government. I made that country my homeland. In 1998 I left Afghanistan for Syria, Damascus, where I married the sister of Yassine Al-Shaqori who is held is Guantanamo may Allah hasten his release. I began to trade to support my family, travelling between Syria and Turkey for trade.

In the very same year we found out that my wife had a tumor in her head. Hence I used to travel from one hospital to another and from country to another. I increased in my trade transactions and interaction to be able to pay off treatment and travel costs. This continued until I managed with the help of other business men to set up an import and export office. In (Year not mentioned) a doctor advised that it was necessary for my wife to have laser treatment to remove the tumor or she would be in danger of losing her sight. They advised me to travel to Jeddah to carry out the operation. We tried but we couldn’t get a visa for Umrah for Ramadhan 1423 AH, November 2002CE. Some tradesmen advised us to travel to Mauritania where citizenship is relatively easy to get and then to travel to Saudi during the hajj season.

That is what we did. Read the rest of this entry »

 

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