# Ben Barka: his son calls for excavations in a secret prison in Morocco

> Sixty-one years after the kidnapping in Paris of Moroccan opposition figure Mehdi Ben Barka, his son Bachir urges the French judiciary to resume investigations in Morocco and requests excavations.

**In brief**: Justice event (severity: low) nationwide, first detected on 29 October 2026 at 08:44. Reported by 2 sources (2 articles), last updated on 29 October 2026 at 12:19.

- Category: Justice
- Severity: Low
- Place: Nationwide
- First detected: 29 October 2026 at 08:44
- Updated: 29 October 2026 at 12:19
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/3618-ben-barka-his-son-calls-for-excavations-in-a-secret-prison-in-morocco

## Sources (2 articles)

- [61 ans après la disparition de Ben Barka, opposant au roi Hassan II enlevé à Paris, son fils demande des fouilles dans une prison secrète au Maroc](https://www.sudouest.fr/faits-divers/61-ans-apres-la-disparition-de-ben-barka-opposant-au-roi-hassan-ii-enleve-a-paris-son-fils-demande-des-fouilles-dans-une-prison-secrete-au-maroc-31286755.php) — Sud Ouest, 29 October 2026 at 08:44
- [« J’aimerais pouvoir un jour me recueillir sur une tombe » : le fils de Mehdi Ben Barka se bat toujours pour la vérité](https://www.humanite.fr/monde/anticolonialisme/jaimerais-pouvoir-un-jour-me-recueillir-sur-une-tombe-le-fils-de-mehdi-ben-barka-se-bat-toujours-pour-la-verite) — L'Humanité, 29 October 2026 at 12:19

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Cite as: Acturadar, “Ben Barka: his son calls for excavations in a secret prison in Morocco”, https://acturadar.com/en/events/3618-ben-barka-his-son-calls-for-excavations-in-a-secret-prison-in-morocco
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