Abdellatif Zeroual
Abdellatif Zeroual (1951 in Berrechid, Morocco—14 November 1974 at "Derb Moulay Chérif" in Casablanca) was a philosophy teacher and member of the national committee of the "Ila Al Amame" movement.[1]
Abdellatif was the son of Haj Abdelkader Zeroual, a militant who fought the French before Morocco became independent.
In 1970, when the Moroccan authorities launched a crackdown on the Ila al-Amam movement, he went into hiding with Abraham Serfaty and was protected by Christine Daure-Serfaty. In 1973 he was sentenced to death in absentia by a Casablanca court. On November 5, 1974, he disappeared after being snatched by a group of plain-clothed men while on his way to a meeting.[2] A week later a body was registered at a hospital in Rabat, which human rights organisations claim to be his, although the Moroccan authorities have never confirmed this.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "The Martyr: Abdellatif Zeroual (1951 – 1974)". Almiraat blog. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Maroc : chronologie historique" (in French). Le Monde Diplomatique. April 2006. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Committee for the truth on the fate of Abdellatif ZEROUAL". Machrek Civil Society Portal. 2010-01-04. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- 1951 births
- 1974 deaths
- Moroccan politicians
- Moroccan torture victims
- Victims of human rights abuses
- Moroccan people who died in prison custody
- 20th-century Moroccan philosophers
- People from Casablanca-Settat
- People sentenced to death in absentia
- Executed philosophers
- People from Berrechid
- Moroccan prisoners and detainees
- Ila al-Amam (Morocco) politicians