The local committee entrusted with backing Jerada movement, east Morocco, called for protests on Monday infront of the Palace of Justice to support the detainees. The committee demanded that responsible authorities respond to social requests and provide adequate conditions for a dialogue.
Meanwhile, the US Consulate General in Casablanca urged American citizens in Morocco to avoid traveling to Jerada. Based on Media reports, the American mission in the Kingdom wrote that "numerous demonstrations and protests continue to occur in Jerada on regular basis and there have been reports of confrontations between security forces and demonstrators."
In the same context, Morocco's Unified Socialist Party expressed support to the popular movement in Jerada.
In a statement, the party rejected the policy of promises that is adopted by the authorities in tackling the demands. The Unified Socialist Party asserted that any serious dialogue should be paired with a real development strategy, as this is the correct choice to save the region from marginalization and shortage in all fields
In its turn, the Democratic Way described the intervention of security forces in Jerada as a hasty step, demanding prompt release of detainees and refusing the charges against it of provoking people to protest.
The Moroccan government addressed the protests in ts weekly meeting on Thursday.
Ministry of Interior Abdelouafi Laftit presented a brief about the historic development of the city since the liquidation of Jerada charcoal kilns company in 1998, and the latest updates as well as the visit of the prime minister to the region.
Commenting on the clashes, Laftit said that they left injured, most of them from the security forces. Further, five vehicles were burned and other vehicles and equipment were damaged.
