Ismaili Moulay Salma told MAP that he does not know "whether Mustafa is dead or alive", underscoring that "the polisario does not want to show my son because he was subjected to physical torture that would stir up the international public opinion".

    In this regard, he said, citing reliable sources, that many demonstrations were staged in Tindouf to support his son.

    "Many demonstrations were staged before the so-called polisario's administration", Ismaili Moulay Salma said, adding that "flags of the so-called SADR were burnt during the demonstrations".

    Ismaili Moulay Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud is visiting Washington upon the invitation of the Leadership Council for Human Rights, one of the most important American human rights NGOs.