Algeria Prosecutor Refers Ex-PM to Supreme Court over Alleged Corruption

By Staff, Agencies

An Algerian prosecutor has referred former Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia, a current minister and two ex-ministers to the Supreme Court over corruption allegations, the Algiers public prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.

The measure is part of a series of anti-graft investigations since protests broke out earlier this year demanding the prosecution of people seen by demonstrators as corrupt and the removal of the ruling elite.