The detainees were woken up in the early hours of Saturday 9 October 2010, shackled and blindfolded, before being transported to Kenitra Central Prison. Upon arrival, Mostafa Hajli, the director of Kenitra Central Prison, and his staff, stripped all the newcomers of their clothes, who were abused, insulted, hit and dragged and in some cases tied up while naked.

Alkarama condemns forced prison transfers and all form of tortures. This type of transfer affects not only the prisoners, but also their families who will suffer materially and emotionally, particularly those who live far away from Kenitra.

Alkarama asks the Moroccan authorities to respect their local laws and their international human rights obligations. Alkarama calls for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding this most recent forced transferral, in order that the the rights of detainees be protected and that those responsible for the allegations of torture be punished.