Moroccan Security  in Taza Moroccan Security forces in Casablanca intervened on Tuesday evening to prevent a bus carrying February 20 movement activists and human rights activists travelling to Taza. Authorities justified the action by saying that the bus had no driving license. Mustapha El-Khalfi, Morocco's Communications Minister and government spokesman said that Taza resumed calm and order; however Minister of Justice and Public Feedoms Mustafa Ramid said that the city experienced hard conditions and that he would not allow anyone to play with the country's prestige.
Participants of the "Caravan of Solidarity" told the media that they wanted to support 13 detainees who were handed to justice and whose trial was postponed to next Thursday.
In a statement following the Council of Government on Tuesday evening, El-Khalfi said: "Economic and social conditions in the city will not find a way for solution, unless there is a dialogue between all its components. The priority is solving the social problems which were behind Taza's events, regarding electricity in particular. He also said that the government considers the state security as a focal issue and causing any harm will not be tolerated.
Meanwhile, Mustafa Ramid said, in an interview on Monday, that he is following the hard conditions of Taza as Attorney General. He added that the problem is that the more tolerant the government is with the people, the more chaos and disorder will take place, and that the government's idea is to start a dialogue first, then to intervene on behalf of the law.
Ramid acknowledged during a press meeting that Taza is socially-stricken; however, the government will not tolerate those who used molotov cocktails against the police. He added that the city was living a state of rebellion and that it was politically exploited, while he avoided mentioning any of the political movements which politicised the issue.