Rachid El Khalfi, Interior Ministry Spokesperson, Reports on Youth Protests
Security forces managed the protests while ensuring the protection of public safety, order, and citizens’ security
Rachid El Khalfi, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior, held a press conference today at the ministry’s headquarters to report on the youth protests across Morocco and to condemn the urban violence that accompanied them.
According to El Khalfi, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, public forces carried out a series of regulatory operations and interventions in several regions of the Kingdom aimed at preserving security and public order. These operations, he explained, were conducted with vigilance, ensuring both the protection and safety of citizens while respecting individual and collective rights and freedoms.
However, some of these protest movements escalated dangerously, undermining public security and order. They turned into violent gatherings where certain individuals used bladed weapons, Molotov cocktails, and threw stones. These incidents, up until last night, left 263 members of the public forces injured with varying degrees of severity, as well as 23 other people, including one case in Oujda requiring medical follow-up. In addition, 142 public force vehicles and 20 private cars were heavily damaged.
Protesters also stormed several public institutions, agencies, banks, and shops, engaging in looting and vandalism, particularly in Aït Amira (Chtouka Aït Baha province), Inzegane-Aït Melloul, Agadir Ida Outanane, Tiznit, and Oujda. In Oujda, some protestors even blocked a Civil Protection ambulance, preventing the transport and treatment of the injured.
Regional breakdown of incidents:
- Inzegane–Aït Melloul: 69 officers injured; damage to 3 public force vehicles, 4 private cars, 3 bank branches, an insurance agency, a pharmacy, and several shops.
- Oujda–Angad: 51 officers injured; 40 cars damaged; 2 shops vandalized.
- Skhirat–Témara: 44 officers injured; 47 public force vehicles and 13 private cars damaged.
- Beni Mellal: 28 officers injured; 7 vehicles damaged.
- Errachidia: 13 officers injured; 8 vehicles damaged.
- Berkane: 10 officers injured; 12 vehicles damaged.
- Tiznit: 8 officers injured; 1 private car damaged.
- Kénitra: 8 officers injured.
- Chtouka–Aït Baha: 5 officers injured; 12 vehicles damaged.
- Rabat: 5 officers injured.
- Guelmim: 5 officers injured; 1 vehicle damaged.
- Nador: 4 officers injured; 10 vehicles damaged.
- Khénifra: 4 officers injured.
- Meknès: 4 officers injured; 1 public force vehicle damaged.
- Ouarzazate: 2 officers injured.
- Casablanca: 2 officers injured; 1 private car damaged.
- Taroudant: 1 officer injured; 1 vehicle damaged.
In line with the law, individuals who persisted in violating security measures were arrested. Some underwent identity checks under the supervision of the prosecutor’s office and were released once legal procedures were completed. Meanwhile, 409 people were placed in police custody under orders from the competent public prosecutor.
The ministry noted that in recent days, several Moroccan cities had seen demonstrations and gatherings organized outside the legal framework, following anonymous calls spread on social media. Public forces intervened to disperse them in strict compliance with legal provisions and professional standards.
Through this statement, the Ministry of the Interior reminded public opinion that authorities remain firmly committed to fulfilling their duty, in a spirit of responsibility, to safeguard public order and guarantee the exercise of rights and freedoms, including the right to peaceful protest, within the legal framework that governs it.
Authorities, it added, will continue to ensure the protection of public security and order with restraint and professionalism, without yielding to provocations, while strictly adhering to legal texts and professional standards.
Finally, the ministry reaffirmed that anyone found guilty of criminal acts will face firm and rigorous sanctions in accordance with the law, with all responsibilities established under judicial procedures supervised by the competent prosecutor’s office.
Editorial team/le7tv
