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"What happened is probably the result of our sins," said former Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane on Saturday, 23 September, in his first speech since the strongest earthquake in a century struck the North African kingdom.
The statement promoted outrage and resignations inside his party.
After two weeks of silence, Benkirane, head of the opposition Islamist party of Justice and Development (PJD), finally spoke on the deadly quake that killed over 2,900 and injured more than 5,000, mostly in vulnerable Moroccan villages.
"We must return to God because everything that befalls a person is a warning, and the right thing is for us to review as a nation and find out whether what happened might also be due to our sins, transgressions, and violations," said the populist figure in a speech on Saturday.
"Not only in their individual sense but in their general and political sense," added Benkirane, claiming that violations in elections and public management might also be behind the quake.
Benkirane has hinted before that the September 2021 election was rigged and called for an early election.
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"What happened is probably the result of our sins," said former Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane on Saturday, 23 September, in his first speech since the strongest earthquake in a century struck the North African kingdom.
The statement promoted outrage and resignations inside his party.
After two weeks of silence, Benkirane, head of the opposition Islamist party of Justice and Development (PJD), finally spoke on the deadly quake that killed over 2,900 and injured more than 5,000, mostly in vulnerable Moroccan villages.
"We must return to God because everything that befalls a person is a warning, and the right thing is for us to review as a nation and find out whether what happened might also be due to our sins, transgressions, and violations," said the populist figure in a speech on Saturday.
"Not only in their individual sense but in their general and political sense," added Benkirane, claiming that violations in elections and public management might also be behind the quake.
Benkirane has hinted before that the September 2021 election was rigged and called for an early election.
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