Moroccan FM hopes tindouf camps torturers will be brought before international justice

Originally published November 20, 2003

Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohammed Benaissa, expressed hope Wednesday that the torturers of the Tindouf camps (south-western Algeria) will stand trial before international justice for the crimes perpetrated against Moroccans they are detaining on Algerian soil.

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