A group of Moroccan nationals spent seven days hiding inside a cold shipping container, being ferried by a cargo vessel to an unknown destination.
And by the time they emerged from their dark, dank hiding place, they were surprised to learn they were approaching Canada.
Those scant details emerged as testimony at Immigration and Refugee Board hearings Friday, a day after Canadian authorities raided a ship and arrested the men inside.
They had no official papers with them. They said they snuck onto the ship and didn't receive any help from anyone. They insisted they had no idea where they were going.
The men initially claimed to be of Iraqi descent and gave fake names before later admitting they were from Morocco.
Montreal lawyer Jamal Fraygui, who represented two of the men, said his clients had been through a harrowing ordeal. He called their initial contact with Canadian authorities a "terrifying welcome" as the men were questioned in the most "inhuman" conditions, on the ship at 3 a.m.
Refugees? from Morocco? It has to be one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Compared to many arab countries it is very liberal and free. So much so that it is a favorite destination of Saudis who want to "let down their hair" and have a good time.
Pack up these Jabones and send them back to Morocco, and not in a comfy plane - in the same shipping container they came in. Lawyer Jamal Fraygui? Sounds like one immigrant helping others. And give me a fucking break - "terryfying welcome, inhuman conditions". Folks who arrive in the middle of the night in a seacan should be treated as suspicious possible terrorists, not as the next clerk at the corner 7-11.
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