Algeria protests after consular official indicted in France

By AFP
April 14, 2025
A picture taken on July 23, 2021 shows an Algerian flag fluttering on the facade of the embassy in Paris. —AFP
A picture taken on July 23, 2021 shows an Algerian flag fluttering on the facade of the embassy in Paris. —AFP

ALGIERS: Algeria protested strongly on Sunday after French prosecutors indicted one of its consular officials on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of an Algerian influencer in a Paris suburb.

The indictment comes at a delicate time in relations between Algeria and its former colonial power, with Algiers claiming the move was aimed at scuppering recent attempts to repair ties. Three men, one of whom works at an Algerian consulate in France, were indicted Friday in Paris on suspicion of involvement in the abduction of 41-year-old Amir Boukhors. Boukhors, known as “Amir DZ”, is an opponent of the Algerian government and has more than a million followers on TikTok.