After the President of the Republic recalled the Ambassador of Algeria to France, following the boarding of the Algerian activist, Amira Bouraoui to France from Tunisia. It is around the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad, to express themselves.
Indeed, the ministry in question indicated for its part in a press release made public yesterday, Wednesday, February 8, that it had expressed to the French Embassy “the firm condemnation by Algeria of the violation of national sovereignty by diplomatic personnel , consular and security officials of the French State who participated in a clandestine and illegal exfiltration operation of an Algerian national whose physical presence on the national territory is prescribed by the Algerian justice”.
Algeria rejects this development, which it describes as “unacceptable and unqualifiable”, causing “great damage to Algerian-French relations”, added the press release from Minister Ramtane Lamamra’s department.
President Tebboune recalls Algerian ambassador to France
The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered yesterday, Wednesday, February 9, 2023, the recall of the Algerian Ambassador to France, Said Moussi for consultations.
This reminder follows, according to the Algerian authorities, the participation of diplomats, consuls and French security elements in the clandestine entry of an Algerian national (Amira Bouraoui) unofficially, who is supposed to be in Algeria, according to the Algerian justice.
According to a press release made public by the Presidency of the Republic: “In continuation of the official note by which Algeria strongly protested against the clandestine and illegal exfiltration of an Algerian national whose physical presence on the national territory is prescribed by the Algerian justice, the President of the Republic Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the recall in consultations of the Ambassador of Algeria in France, Saïd Moussi, with immediate effect”.
Amira Bouraoui joins France via Tunisia
It should be noted that the activist and political opponent and Franco-Algerian journalist, Amira Bouraoui managed to go to France. The latter was first arrested in Tunisia on February 3 at the airport when she wanted to board for France and risked deportation to Algeria, where she should have served a two-year prison sentence. The Algerian journalist and opponent Amira Bouraoui will therefore have escaped extradition to Algeria from Tunisia where she had found refuge a few days ago.
