27356 - The undignified exploitation of the camps of Tindouf

N. Lygeros
Translated from the French by Vicky Baklessi

How to believe the algerian government when it affirms to be interested in the saharawi cause, as it tries by every means for years to exploit in an undignified manner the camps of Tindouf. It is not content just by diverting the funds allocated by the European Union for humanitarian aid in the refugee camps as the report of the European Anti-fraud Office demonstrates, but it further imposes a tax on the humanitarian aid. Since years, the algerian government with the people in charge of the camps, were taking on its behalf a percentage of the money provided for the aid of the Saharawi refugees while it pretends wanting to help them. So the reality appears in broad daylight and the whole world understands in a clear manner that the algerian government really mocks the saharawi cause. What matters truthfully for it, is to be able to exploit the misery of the camps of Tindouf in order to control the refugees so that no one among them can rise openly against its will. This new discovery shows well that even the help of the European Union is exploited for the alleged cause which has no meaning for the algerian government, if it is not to have access to a conflict in order to make a promotion of its foreign policy. It would be enough to place the refugees in another state until the humanitarian aid reaches them in an efficient and effective manner. But of course the algerian government would vehemently oppose this manner as it benefits from this crisis situation. The given information by the European Commission on the humanitarian aid and on the reaction in crises proves that all the purchases destined for being distributed in a form of donation to the saharawi refugees on algerian territory, were until the year 2016 still submitted to VAT imposed by the algerian authorities. This amount for the years between 2010 and 2014 represent at least 200.000 Euros per year. See how the Algerian government was helping the saharawi population all these years.