MADRID - Morocco is facing an "extremely complex situation" to fight illegal migration mafias and control migration flows, Jose Luis Escriva, Spanish Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, said. Morocco suffers the consequences of the difficult situation in some countries of sub-Saharan Africa, which are suffering from war and famine, noted Escriva at a meeting, organized Saturday in Barcelona, by the Pere Tarres Foundation. The Spanish official said "we must understand the situation in Morocco" which is facing a strong migratory pressure. "The work that Morocco is doing is not easy," he added. Moroccan authorities, he said, are facing an "extremely complex" situation." Escriva also stressed the importance of "showing the greatest empathy and sensitivity to the migration phenomenon and what it means." Since the attempted group assault on the metal fence in the province of Nador, causing a huge stampede and fatal fall
Barcelona s former club president Josep Bartomeu was arrested on Monday
He is being investigated by Spanish police over an alleged smear campaign
It is claimed that he was involved in a campaign to tarnish reputations of past and present players who were speaking out against him during his presidency
Barcelona s CEO Oscar Grau, head of legal services Roman Gomez Ponti and Jaume Masferrer, who acted as an adviser to Bartomeu, have also been arrested