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09.04.2015 Africa

Spain judge upholds genocide charges against Moroccan officials

By AFP
Spain judge upholds genocide charges against Moroccan officials
09.04.2015 LISTEN

Madrid (AFP) - A Spanish judge Thursday upheld genocide charges against 11 Moroccan ex-officials accused of atrocities in Western Sahara, a court ruling showed -- a penultimate step towards a possible trial.

Judge Pablo Ruz upheld accusations against the 11 ex-security officials and governors of ethnically motivated torture, killings and detentions in the former Spanish colony between 1975 and 1991, the ruling said.

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