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Lawyer of Polisario's Ghali to ask Spanish court to drop war crimes case

Polisario leader denies torture claims at Spain hearing

Spain court rejects custody for Polisario leader

Spain’s High Court on Tuesday turned down a request for Western Sahara independence leader Brahim Ghali to be taken into custody, saying the plaintiffs in a war crimes case against him had failed to provide evidence he had committed any crime. The Polisario Front leader, who has been hospitalised in the Spanish city of Logrono for more than a month, appeared remotely before the court in Madrid. He and other Polisario Front leaders are accused by human rights groups and Western Sahara individu...

By Inti Landauro and Guillermo Martinez MADRID (Reuters) -Spains High Court on Tuesday turned down a request for Western Sahara independence leader Brahim Ghali to be taken into custody, saying the plaintiffs in a war crimes case against him had failed to provide evidence he had committed any crime. The Polisario Front leader, who has been hospitalized in the Spanish city of Logrono for more than a month, appeared remotely before the court in Madrid. He and other Polisario Front leaders are accu...

Probe continues after court told prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence of war crimes

A prosecution request for Western Sahara independence leader Brahim Ghali to be taken into custody in Spain has been turned down by the High Court.

Brahim Ghali traveled to Spain in April to seek medical treatment, angering Morocco. Rabat says the Polisario Front leader, who is fighting for an independent Western Sahara, is a war criminal.