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The Abduction of Mehdi Ben Barka
FromWitness History
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1965 French agents in Paris helped kidnap and disappear Mehdi Ben Barka, a Moroccan dissident and global left-wing activist. He was taken to a villa in Paris where it is believed he was murdered by Moroccan security officials. His body has never been found. The case became a national scandal in France. The BBC's Alex Last hears from Bachir Ben Barka, who is still fighting to find out what really happened to his father.
Photo: Mehdi Ben Barka (AP)
Photo: Mehdi Ben Barka (AP)
Released:
Oct 28, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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