Melilla drama: the Spanish prosecutor's office announces the closing of its investigation

The Spanish prosecutor's office announced on Friday December 23 that it had closed its investigation into the deaths of at least 23 African migrants who had tried on June 24 to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco.

This classification without follow-up was decided for lack of having identified "

" of the Spanish "

" during this tragedy, said the prosecution in a press release.

“We did not have to charge them with manslaughter”

“

”, he added.

The prosecution, however, specifies that it has sent to the heads of the security forces elements for possible disciplinary proceedings against agents suspected of having thrown stones at migrants.

The Spanish public prosecutor announced the opening of this investigation a few days after the tragedy, saying it wanted to "

".

At least 23 migrants perished in this tragedy, according to Moroccan authorities, when nearly 2,000 migrants tried to cross the high chain-link fence separating Melilla from the Moroccan border town of Nador (north).

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NGOs and independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have reported 37 deaths during this tragedy, the deadliest ever recorded on the borders between Morocco and the two Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the only borders of the European Union on the African continent.