TENSIONS are mounting in Sevilla following the loss of life of an African road vendor on the weekend.
Mamour Bakhoum (pictured above), 43, from Senegal, drowned after allegedly throwing himself into the Guadalquivir River throughout a police intervention on Sunday.
The daddy of a number of kids, together with a one-year-old lady, was a much-loved determine among the many Senegalese neighborhood.
Tons of gathered within the centre of Sevilla on Monday to protest towards his loss of life, with many accusing the police of ‘not telling the reality’ in regards to the incident.
The Professional Human Rights Affiliation of Andalucia has now demanded ‘an finish to the raids and persecution of road distributors’.
In a press release, the affiliation mentioned Mamour ‘died, solely, for making an attempt to earn a good dwelling as a road vendor’ and referred to as for ‘an unbiased investigation and the clarification of all of the circumstances surrounding the dramatic loss of life.’
The group mentioned town’s mayor Jose Luis Sanz is the ‘politician liable for Mamour’s loss of life’, citing his determination to crackdown on road sellers since coming into workplace.
It claimed that ‘institutional criminalisation of poverty is costing human lives’ and that ‘criminalising road merchandising, which is among the practices that probably the most deprived individuals usually resort to, is a direct assault towards probably the most susceptible teams’.
In 2018, in Madrid, an individual of African origin who additionally labored as a road vendor died from a coronary heart assault following a protracted police chase.
In the meantime, the Senegalese neighborhood in Sevilla has forged doubt on the official model given by town’s Policia Native drive.
Throughout a spontaneous demonstration held this Monday on the Paseo de las Delicias, many demanded an neutral investigation, together with a number of members of the Affiliation of Senegalese of Sevilla.
The organisation mentioned in a press release: “With deep unhappiness and indignation, the Affiliation of Senegalese of Sevilla regrets the tragic loss of life of Mamour Bakhoum, a younger member of our neighborhood, in worrying circumstances after a chase with the native police forces.
“This occasion has generated deep ache and unanswered questions, inflicting nice commotion amongst his family members and our neighborhood normally…
“We demand readability in regards to the information. The testimonies of the chums current on the time of the incident contradict the official model that states that Mamour threw himself into the water voluntarily.
“These statements level to a number of irregularities and demand a severe, neutral and clear investigation that clarifies the precise circumstances of his loss of life and ensures justice.”
