Mahjoub Tobji (Arabic: محجوب الطوبجي; born 1942 in Meknes) is a retired Commandant of the Royal Moroccan Army. He commanded a battalion of Sahrawi soldiers during the Moroccan Sahara war and was the Aide-de-camp of General Ahmed Dlimi. Upon the death of the latter he was arbitrarily detained during 20 months and was able escape prison and fled to France.[1] He went back to Morocco after he succeeded in meeting Hassan II during his vacations in France at the Hotel Le Crillon.[2]
Mahjoub Tobji | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Meknes, Morocco |
| Occupation | Retired Moroccan army commandant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Morocco |
| Branch/service |  Royal Moroccan Army |
| Years of service | 1960–2002 |
| Rank | Commandant |
| Battles/wars | Yom Kippur war Western Sahara War |
In 2005, he wrote a book (French: Les Officiers de Sa Majesté) about the Moroccan army and its operations during deployments in the Yom Kippur war and Western Sahara. In this book he singled out General Housni Benslimane as the most powerful man in Morocco, responsible for his imprisonment and other exactions against Moroccan dissidents which were blamed on Driss Basri.[3]
After the publication of his book, he faced some intimidations in his exile in France. His pension was abruptly stopped in late 2012, and was only re-established after he went on a hunger-strike.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Détenu depuis vingt mois, l'ancien aide de camp du général Dlimi s'est évadé de sa prison". Le Monde (in French). 11 October 1984.
- ^ Mahjoub Tobji (2006). Les Officiers de Sa Majesté.
- ^ Fahd Iraqi; Lahcen Aouad (2 February 2014). "Ahmed Dlimi. Pouvoir, luxure… et trahison ?". Telquel. Vol. 396. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ Ghita Ismaili (23 May 2013). "France : Mahjoub Tobji, l'ancien militaire marocain, arrête sa grève de la faim". Yabiladi. Retrieved 31 January 2014.