Moroccan security to disperse demonstrators

Eye witnesses from El Eyoun city, south of Morocco, said that violent confrontations between demonstrators, who are unemployed university graduates, and members of the police forces have occurred.  Witnesses told "Arabs Today" in telephone conversations, that the clashes between unemployed youth and the police broke out after the young people organized a stand in the middle of El Eyoun city to demand to be employed in governmental jobs. The same sources added that the unemployed youth chanted critical slogans to the government, before the arrival of the security forces who came to disperse the demonstrators, who have blocked one of the major streets in the city to traffic movement. An official security source confirmed that the police were subject to a barrage of heavy stones. The source told "Arabs Today," "security forces were attacked by stone throwers. This terrified passers-by and motorists alike, who used to go out and enjoy themselves during the nights of Ramadan. They called for the police to deal with it more firmly." The source added that "The Moroccan security authorities have requested additional reinforcements to control security in the region, so as to prevent things from developing for the worse.” The Moroccan governmental authorities have changed its attitude in handling the demonstrations and protests organized by young Moroccans protesters, after the events of Safi, which caused the paralysis of major movement and export of phosphate and its derivatives for abroad. Phosphate is considered a vital resource for the dollar currency budget of the Kingdom. The Moroccan authorities did not exclude any Moroccan city in dealing with the demonstrations. However, the interventions of security have been limited to the mobilization of police forces without excessive use of force. Security sources said to "Arabs Today," "security actions are performed due to the law, and we are trying to reconcile between our professional duty and avoid excessive use of violence which we do not resort to unless there is a case of harm to public order, as happened in Safi." He added "What happened in El Eyoun was a disturbance to the public order, however our interference was limited and confined to restoring the movement of the street to its natural state."