La Tribuna de Castilla La Mancha. 25/05/2009
Elwali Kadimi takes several weeks at the Hospital for Paraplegics in Toledo. On May 14, 2008, he and fellow Saharawi were beaten by Moroccan police
After the upgrade, which began today at 9 am, Elwali continues to close with its exercises in gym. After you have an appointment with the psychologist. Then time to eat, some rest and return to rehabilitation. Kadimi Walia has repeated this routine for several weeks, when he arrived at the National Paraplegics Hospital. If the most optimistic projections are met, you still have about 5 months in the center. When you can recover, Elwali is very clear what will. Return to his village, the Sahara, to continue fighting for 'cause'. The same one that made his life completely change the May 14, 2008 and brought to Castile-La Mancha.
Until that day, he led a normal life, yes, always marked by the struggle of the Saharawi people. And is that Elwali, 24, was born in Aasa, one of the provinces Sahara occupied by Morocco. Thanks to the tenacity of his family, managed to finish primary school and starting college. Decided to study sociology, and it moved to the University Alqadi Ayad, Morocco. Normality was cut short when he started the third grade.
was when the riots erupted at the university. The trigger, she says Elwali, came when some Moroccan university threw poison into the food of the Western Sahara. From here, the Saharawi students deciding to start a hunger strike in protest. In addition, stopped going to class and made several presentations. "Not only were the Moroccans wanted punished for this, we demanded a better service, improved food Saharawi's residence, or to improve cleanliness in the rooms. " In short, I asked to have the same services as their fellow Moroccans.
clashes. To achieve these improvements
decided to organize and create a group to dialogue with the university authorities. However, when police learned of his claims and found that they were beginning to organize, gave no time for anything else. With permission of the rector of the University, the Moroccan police surrounded the area where they lived the Sahrawi and began a bitter confrontation between students and police, that doubled in number to the first. First started by the building where the girls lived. Walia could see everything that there was "destroyed the books, bedding, and all the furniture. Then they took off their clothes and beat them brutally. "
After that the police officers went to the area where the boys lived were trying to defend her companions. Walia said that they were only 60 peers who remained in the residence. Everyone tried to flee. He, along with two companions, went into hiding on the roof. However, the police found them and after they take a brutal beating, he shouted 'I pulled you or throw you, dogs Saharawi '. Finally, I dropped from the roof while shouting, "This is the end of the Sahrawi."
Recovery.
Elwali and another of his classmates also suffered various fractures in the extremities, spine injuries. The third was wounded in the legs. From here begins a tough Walia pilgrimage by hospitals and rehabilitation centers. First, he spent two weeks in the hospital of Marrakech, then I moved to Casablanca, where he joined about 7 months. During his detention at the center, Walia said that his family spent "a lot" of money to get his recovery, however, when the family began to despair, aid came through the Association of Friends of the Saharawi people of Cordoba.
Paradoxically, this was the first contact they had with Spain Walia. He, unlike many of his compatriots, never participated in programs such as Solidarity Holidays each year they organize various associations help the Saharawi people and for the Saharawi children spend several months with English families. However, some family members had kept Elwali itself and various relationships with the partnership of Cordoba who was in charge of arranging all their papers and transferred to a hospital in the Andalusian town where he stayed another Walia two and half months. Following this placement, thanks to the coordination and support of the Association of Córdoba and Castile-La Mancha, emerged the possibility of transferring to the National Hospital of Paraplegics.
Elwali ensures that the rehabilitation is going well. "I feel better, I feel more mobile and also treat me very well," he insists. Been here several weeks and still has some months ahead. So far, the recovery plan for the future. It goes no further, "do not yet know when I leave here I do not know if I return to Morocco." Until May 14, 2008, Elwali it was very clear: "I wanted to finish my studies and get the doctorate. "
However, then and now, Elwali always wanted "to fight for the cause." Claims that "everything I've done in my life has been to defend the right of the Sahrawi, to end the domination of Morocco. Like all Saharawi who are there. " Thus, his life has always been a clear identity of their land "always defend the right of my country and myself as Sahara." In addition, Walia is well aware that the struggle for the rights of the Sahara and the Saharawi is what he has done that in this situation.
So Elwali always wanted to do more for the Sahrawi, "more for my country." And in the Elwali future, the first thing is now, "working for the cause."
"Someday we will return to our land, we never lose hope"
A Kadimi Elwali have much time for rehabilitation before facing together with the people involved in partnerships to support the Saharawi people, as President Coordinator of the 32 associations that support the Saharawi people exist in the region, Isidoro Vegue. Additionally, you receive the visit of compatriots living in Castilla-La Mancha and the Polisario Front delegate for Castilla-La Mancha, Mohamed Bulahi Fadili or Isana Barka, which has become the guardian angel to Walia.
Barka takes more than a decade in Spain and knows what has been the attitude of our country to the Sahara conflict. It is clear that one side is the political attitude and, secondly, the English people. "We always feel the support of the people, not the government of Spain. They are two different things. " Remember
Barka
support from all English associations with programs such as childcare in the summer, various food collection or collections of money for the Sahrawi cause. "We feel a great warmth and solidarity, is like a debt to the English people is invaluable for us, but unfortunately the government ignores and wash their hands. " For her, the majority of relations between Spain and Morocco, especially the most profitable businesses, are made "taking advantage of the wealth Saharawi phosphate, gold mining or fishing." Therefore, complains that the English government that "always has been moved here by interests."
Although there are some political action to be commended for the cause. For example, some months ago, the two political groups with a presence in the regional parliament renewed its commitment to the Saharawi people.
gestures like this make Barka Elwali and not lose hope. "One day we will all our land, we where we are. Never lose hope, "Barka said excitedly, who recalls that the war has made known his sister only four years ago, living in the areas it occupied.
Unfortunately, they see that the solution is close despite hopeful that generated the appointment of Christopher Ross as new UN mediator in Sahara conflict. For now, Walia is wary of plans Moroccans and is opposed to the negotiations currently held in Morocco with the Sahara.
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