38. 来文方称，所有这批学生都在法庭上宣称，他们在事件发生时不在马拉喀什的卡迪伊亚德大学前，也没有参加 2016 年 1 月 23 日举行的示威活动。唯一不利于这批学生的证据是他们在酷刑之下签署的警方报告。来文方还指出，他们在审讯时被问及其政治意见和活动，特别是与波利萨里奥阵线和其他撒哈拉活动人士的联系，以及他们参加各种人权会议的情况。
38. The source notes that all the members of the group of students told the court that they had not been present in front of Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech at the time of the incident and that they had not attended the demonstration held on 23 January 2016. There was no evidence against the group of students aside from the police reports that they had signed under torture. The source also notes that they were questioned about their political views and activities, especially their links with the Frente POLISARIO and with other Saharan activists, and about their participation in various human rights conferences.