Committee for the Liberation of Ceuta and Melilla

The Committee for the Liberation of Ceuta and Melilla (CLCM) was a Moroccan irredentist organisation that had as its objective the "recovery of the Moroccan cities of Ceuta and Melilla". It was based on the irrendentist idea of Greater Morocco.

Committee for the Liberation of Ceuta and Melilla
LeadersYahya Yahya
Dates of operation2007–2014[1]
IdeologyMoroccan irredentism

History

The Committee for the Liberation of Ceuta and Melilla was founded by members who defended the Greater Morocco irredentist idea. They wanted to carry it out as soon as possible through quick actions and media impact. Among the most famous actions of the committee were the robbery of the arm of the statue of Pedro de Estopiñán y Virués[2] or the assault on Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera.[3]

Most of the actions were carried out at the border between Spain and Morocco in Melilla, where the members of the committee assaulted several Spanish police personnel. Both its leader and several activists of the organization were fined by the Moroccan authorities for these incidents.

Some members of the organization belonged to the Moroccan Liberal Party (MLP).

Dissolution

The committee was dissolved on 16 June 2014 due to, according to its members, the lack of support from the Moroccan population. Its leader accused the Government of Morocco of hypocrisy and asked Spain for forgiveness for their actions.[4]

References
  1. "Disuelven el Comité para la Liberación de Ceuta y Melilla". El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. El CCLCM devolverá el brazo de la estatua de Pedro de Estopiñan (in Spanish)
  3. Cuatro activistas marroquíes intentan ocupar el Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, El Mundo, 29 August 2012. (in Spanish)
  4. El Comité marroquí para la liberación de Ceuta y Melilla se disuelve (in Spanish)


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