Abid Refutes Allegations Against Morocco
In response to a recent media campaign led by certain Tunisian outlets accusing Morocco of being involved in flooding Tunisia with irregular migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Mohamed Al-Assad Abid, the Secretary-General of the Tunisian Organization for Labor, has vehemently dismissed these claims as "nonsense" and devoid of any factual basis. According to Abid, the absence of shared land borders between Tunisia and Morocco makes it illogical to suggest that migrants could be smuggled through air or sea routes. He articulated that both Tunisia and Morocco are grappling with the same issue regarding the influx of migrants, asserting that the responsibility for the arriving waves of migrants rests entirely on neighboring countries, particularly Algeria to the west and Libya to the east.
Furthermore, Abid raised pertinent questions regarding the logistics of how these migrants are able to traverse vast distances, sometimes hundreds of kilometers across Algerian or Libyan territory, without detection by the security forces or military of those nations. He highlighted that there are entities that facilitate transportation and provide trucks to transport migrants to the Tunisian border, which poses a significant risk to Tunisia’s stability and security, especially given that many of these irregular migrants arrive through clandestine means, often without any identification.
While Abid acknowledged the humanitarian aspect of migration, particularly regarding North Africans migrating towards Europe, he firmly rejected the notion of allowing African migrants to enter Tunisia without proper identity documentation, travel permits, or legal residency visas. He emphasized that anyone entering Tunisia should do so through legal channels, referencing the social tensions and issues that arise from unauthorized entries.
Abid characterized the current situation regarding irregular migrants in Tunisia as a "nightmare" that troubles society. He connected the involvement of Morocco in this discourse to a broader political crisis that has emerged in Tunisian-Moroccan relations, suggesting that some parties are attempting to sow discord between the two nations by exploiting sensitive regional issues, particularly the Sahara conflict, which he views as an internal Moroccan matter that should not concern any other country. Unfortunately, he noted, Algeria has inserted itself as a party to this issue.
In conclusion, Abid pointed out that the phenomenon of migration has recently taken on three distinct paths: 'South-South', 'South-North', and 'North-North' migration. He suggested that this demographic movement aligns with a Western agenda that is systematically programmed and heavily financed, aimed at undermining African countries and erasing their identities through population replacement and significant demographic changes, particularly within Maghreb countries, thereby inciting chaos and pushing the regional populace towards forced migration.
As reported by hespress.com.
