Title: Spanish Supreme Court Rejects Request to Detain Polisario Leader

The Spanish Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a request from the public prosecutor to detain Polisario Front leader Ibrahim Ghali, stating that the plaintiffs in the war crimes case failed to provide evidence demonstrating his responsibility. Ghali is being treated in a hospital in Logroño, northern Spain, after testing positive for COVID-19. A judicial document indicated that human rights groups and individuals from Western Sahara accuse Ghali and other Polisario leaders of committing genocide, murder, terrorism, torture, and involvement in enforced disappearances. Ghali's lawyer stated that his client denies committing any offenses.