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<p>We were saddened to hear of the death of Hassan El Wali in a military hospital
in Dakhla. According to the Moroccan Ministry of Justice, this was a result of undiagnosed
diabetes complicated by Mr El Wali’s recent hunger strike. The British Ambassador
discussed the matter with the president of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH)
on 10 October. Mr El-Yazami told us that he had called for an immediate investigation.
A CNDH medical examiner had been sent to Dakhla, who had confirmed the official version
of events.</p><p>It is clearly important that Morocco ensures prisoners have access
to appropriate medical care, a point we will be stressing in our future dialogue with
the Moroccan government on human rights. The Ambassador also discussed human rights
more generally with the Moroccan Foreign Minister on 11 October.</p>
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