s parliament A convicted Spanish paedophile whose pardon by the King of Morocco sparked riots there has been arrested in Murcia in south-east Spain. Daniel Galván's arrest is the latest episode in a diplomatic farce that began with his release at the end of July along with 47 other Spanish prisoners held in Moroccan jails, the majority of them on drugs charges, after Spain's King Juan Carlos allegedly...
s King Juan Carlos for pardon. Most of the others had been jailed for drug trafficking. The Spanish royal palace expressed the crown's "deep gratitude" when the prisoners were pardoned on 30 July. According to the Moroccan digital newspaper Lakome, Galván was released at the express request of the CNI, Spain's national intelligence agency. The organisation allegedly extracted him from Iraq where he...
s fight for independence from Moroccan rule As dusk enveloped the salmon-pink houses of Laayoune , the brightly coloured robes of women stood out in a mass of protesters in the centre of the capital of Western Sahara chanting for independence from Morocco . While other African colonies threw off occupiers one by one, this desert expanse on the continent's north-western coast remains a disputed territory...