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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Moroccan court sentences 33 migrants to jail over crossing

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Nearly three dozen migrants were sentenced in Morocco on Tuesday for attempting to scale a border wall last month separating the north African country from the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

The court in Nador sentenced 33 people to 11 months in prison, in a decision that was criticized by rights groups.

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