{"id":14425,"date":"2025-03-18T19:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=14425"},"modified":"2025-03-18T19:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:23:51","slug":"morocco-deports-algerian-activist-rachid-nekkaz-over-provocative-statements-on-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/18\/morocco-deports-algerian-activist-rachid-nekkaz-over-provocative-statements-on-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco Deports Algerian Activist Rachid Nekkaz Over \u201cProvocative\u201d Statements on Sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Local media sources reported that the Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office at the Marrakech court issued a decision to deport Rachid Nekkaz, the Algerian businessman and activist, after he posted a video on social media containing statements deemed \u201cprovocative regarding Moroccan sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"752\">Nekkaz, a former candidate in the Algerian presidential elections, was interrogated and placed under surveillance at his hotel in Marrakech on Monday, after making controversial remarks in front of the historic Koutoubia Mosque. In his statements, he claimed that the mosque was built by Algeria, accused Moroccans who participated in the \u201cGreen March\u201d of 1975 of being \u201coccupiers,\u201d and described Morocco&#8217;s sovereignty over Western Sahara as an \u201cillegal occupation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"999\">The news website Menara reported that Moroccan authorities were initially hesitant to highlight the issue but eventually decided to implement a swift deportation process, fearing negative reactions from local residents to<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11937\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11937 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/algeria-1-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"Western Sahara dispute\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/algeria-1-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/algeria-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/algeria-1-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/algeria-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morocco-Algeria conflict<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"999\">\u201cthese provocations.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"bfd41359-85ad-492f-8734-a7c7222eb469\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"17\" data-end=\"56\">Morocco Deports Rachid Nekkaz to France<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1141\">The source indicated that Rachid Nekkaz was expected to have left Morocco on Tuesday morning, boarding the first available flight to France.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1401\">The Moroccan website commented that with this deportation, Nekkaz&#8217;s short but turbulent stay in Morocco had come to an end. He had previously pledged to the Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office not to film or make any statements before voluntarily leaving the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2061\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2061 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Algerian-President-Abdelmadjid-Tebboune-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Morocco Deports Rachid Nekkaz to France\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Algerian-President-Abdelmadjid-Tebboune-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Algerian-President-Abdelmadjid-Tebboune-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Algerian-President-Abdelmadjid-Tebboune-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Algerian-President-Abdelmadjid-Tebboune-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Algerian-President-Abdelmadjid-Tebboune-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Algerian-President-Abdelmadjid-Tebboune-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Algerian-President-Abdelmadjid-Tebboune.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1951\">It is worth noting that Rachid Nekkaz had previously run in Algeria\u2019s presidential elections against the late President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the current President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Nekkaz began his career in France in the real estate business, quickly amassing wealth. He transitioned into politics in 2005 during protests in French suburbs. In Algeria, his political presence emerged during the 2014 presidential elections when he controversially attempted to run as an independent candidate despite not meeting the necessary requirements.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1953\" data-end=\"2241\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Nekkaz was imprisoned during President Abdelmadjid Tebboune\u2019s tenure before receiving a presidential pardon and leaving for France, where he later turned himself in to French authorities to serve a prison sentence related to a tax evasion case for which he had been convicted in absentia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Local media sources reported that the Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office at the Marrakech court issued a decision to deport Rachid Nekkaz, the Algerian businessman and activist, after he posted a video on social media containing statements deemed \u201cprovocative regarding Moroccan sovereignty.\u201d Nekkaz, a former candidate in the Algerian 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