In a press release to the second channel 2m, the Council’s Secretary-General said that the royal pardon "is a positive step bringing about pleasure, joy and peace of mind in the hearts of many citizens, inhabitants of the South."

He added: "it is a step forward after March 25, when His Majesty the King announced that all the conditions will be made available to the Sahara inhabitants wherever they are. They will have a lot of initiatives so that  they will feel full Moroccan citizens and they will have major participation regarding Morocco as a whole and the Southern region in particular. "

(News concerning Western Sahara issue / Corcas)