Officially.. Louh, Said Bouteflika and Haddad before the Criminal Court

15 accused.. 36 witnesses and 9 victims in a heavy corruption file

The Indictment Chamber of the Supreme Court rejected the appeal to re-state the facts submitted by the former Minister of Justice, Tayeb Louh and those with him. Criminal Court after programming the case in the next criminal session.

A decision rejecting the appeal of the re-adjustment of facts, according to Echorouk’s sources, was issued by the Indictment Chamber of the Supreme Court at the end of last week, and the file was referred to the Algerian Judicial Council, to be programmed in the Criminal Court, which is likely to be in session He will represent the next criminal, accompanied by 15 accused and 36 witnesses, including heavy names from the category of ministers, businessmen and executives of the judiciary.

In the details included in the referral decision, the 15 defendants in the Al-Hal case, who are respectively “Al-Tayeb Louh”, the former Minister of Justice, in his capacity as a main suspect, were charged with the felony of incitement to forgery in official documents, a misdemeanor of abuse of office, Obstruction of the good course of justice and incitement to bias, which are the acts stipulated and punishable by Articles 41, 132, 215 of the Penal Code and Articles 33-44-48 of the law related to preventing and combating corruption.

The former Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice, “L.Z,” and the Inspector General of the Ministry of Justice, “B. I”, Director of Civil Affairs and State Seal at the Ministry of Justice “B.H”, formerly born in Morocco, for having committed, in the same circumstances of time and place, the felony of incitement to forgery in official documents, misdemeanors of abuse of office, and incitement to bias, the acts provided for and punishable by Articles 41, 132, 215 of the Penal Code and Articles 33-48 of the law related to preventing and combating corruption.

A misdemeanor of abuse of office and incitement to bias was charged to the former president of the Algerian Judicial Council, called “B.M.”, while the former Public Prosecutor at the Boumerdes Judicial Council, called “Z.G,” and the investigating judge of the specialized criminal pole at Sidi M’hamed are following up. Previously, “S.S. A”, as well as the former representative of the republic, Sidi M’hamed “B.K”, with the misdemeanor of abuse of office, which are the acts punishable by Articles 33 and 48 of the law related to the prevention and combating of corruption.

He is following up on the case of the former Minister of Energy and Mines, Shakib Khalil, his wife Najat Arafat, and his two sons, Sina and Khaldoun, against whom international arrest warrants were issued with a misdemeanor of abuse of office, the act stipulated and punishable by Article 42 of the Penal Code and Articles 33-52 of the law related to preventing and combating corruption.

In addition, the brother and advisor of former President Said Bouteflika, and the businessman and former president of the “Afsio” Ali Haddad, were charged on the basis of a “misdemeanor” neither in exploiting the position nor in obstructing the good course of justice, the acts provided for and punishable by Articles 33 44-01/52 of the law related to the prevention and combating of corruption.

As for the accused “B.M.”, a contractor from Ghardaïa, she is being prosecuted for the felony of incitement to forgery in official documents, and the misdemeanor of insulting judges, the actions stipulated and punishable by Articles 41-44-215 of the Penal Code, in exchange for filing charges of abuse of office and In obstructing the good course of justice, the acts provided for and punishable by Articles 33-44-01/52 of the law related to the prevention and combating of corruption by lawyer “D.M.”

On the other hand, the referral decision included in the file of “Al-Tayyib Louh” and those with him, 36 witnesses, including former Prime Minister Noureddine Badawi, Secretary-General of the Presidency Hababa Al-Aqbi, as well as businessman Muhyiddin Tahkout, along with a number of judges and representatives of the republic.