believed his political career was over. Under Mohammed VI In 2006, King Mohammed VI created the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS) to promote Morocco's autonomy plan. As head of the royal council, Khalihenna Ould-Errachid made a public comeback, and was featured prominently in Moroccan diplomacy. Khalihenna Ould-Errachid considers the Polisario Front as an obstacle to a peaceful solution due to what he saw as deep dependency on Algeria. The Polisario refuses to acknowledge CORCAS and refuses Morocco's autonomy plan, opting for full independence instead. In 2008, a transcript from a 2005 Equity and Reconciliation Commission meeting regarding the Western Sahara War was leaked to Al-Jarida al-Oula, during the meeting, Ould-Errachid declared that "there are some people [...], about three or four Army officers who have committed what can be called war crimes against prisoners outside the scope of the war" and that "many civilians were thrown from helicopters or buried alive". See also CORCAS History of Western Sahara Sahrawi National Union Party Further reading Hodges, Tony (1983), Western Sahara: The Roots of a Desert War, Lawrence Hill Books () Pazzanita, Anthony G. and Hodges, Tony (1994), Historical Dictionary of Western Sahara, Scarecrow Press () References Living people Moroccan politicians Sahrawi National Union Party politicians 1951 births Members of the Reguibat tribe