On 17 May, Moroccan police threw Elwali Alkadimi, right, out from the third floor of a building. According to his family, Alkadimi broke his neck and is in urgent need of surgery. His family fears that he may end up paralysed and crippled from the injuries he suffered in the fall, and medical tests have established that large parts of his body are already immobilised, as in a state of paralysis. You can help save Alkadimi by way of contributing financially to the account number below. (27-MAY-08)
Based on the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara´s own appeal, issued today, this article has been translated, written and prepared for publication here by HRH F / Niels Jacob Harbitz.
Alkadimi, left, is kept in an ordinary municipal hospital in Marrakech, where there is no access to the required specialist tratment. There are better and more adequately resourced hospitals in Morocco, but neither the Sahrawi students nor Alkadimi´s family have the money required to get him treated in one of those.
To contribute, use account number 0532 16 31985. Please earmark your donation ´To Elwali´. Every pence, cent or Norwegian krone will be spent covering the costs of proper medical treatment. The first lump sum will be sent on Saturday 31 May. The campaign to collect money for Alkadimi´s treatment is a joint project between the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara and its Swedish sister organisation; Västsaharaföreningen. Right, the peaceful demonstrations at the University in Marrakech.
To read more on the Moroccan police´s attack on the university campus in Marrakech, in Norwegian, click here . www.vest-sahara.no also has more information on Elwali.
