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      Algeria: Trial of Bouteflika-linked officials postponed in Algiers02:14

      Algeria: Trial of Bouteflika-linked officials postponed in Algiers

      Algeria, Algiers
      Politics
      December 02, 2019 at 19:43 GMT +00:00 · Published

      The trial of officials and businessmen accused of corruption and associated to former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was postponed to December 4 by an Algiers court, Monday.

      The defendants' lawyers boycotted the process, saying conditions for a trial had not been met.

      The officials, including former prime ministers Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal, are being prosecuted on charges of embezzlement of public funds and abuse of power.

      Algeria: Trial of Bouteflika-linked officials postponed in Algiers02:14
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      The trial of officials and businessmen accused of corruption and associated to former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was postponed to December 4 by an Algiers court, Monday.

      The defendants' lawyers boycotted the process, saying conditions for a trial had not been met.

      The officials, including former prime ministers Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal, are being prosecuted on charges of embezzlement of public funds and abuse of power.

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