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Mbadive demonstrations have been held throughout Algeria, demanding that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in difficulty, leave power. By – (AFP)
Algerian prosecutors announced on Monday that they had banned people suspected of corruption from leaving the country after launching investigations into illegal bribery and illegal money transfers abroad targeting individuals. unidentified.
These measures come as part of national protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and follow the arrest of one of the main supporters of the outgoing President, business magnate Ali Haddad.
Haddad, described by Forbes magazine as one of Algeria's richest entrepreneurs, was arrested Saturday night for Sunday at a border crossing with neighboring Tunisia, a security source said without giving any reason .
On Sunday, the Algerian authorities also banned all private aircraft from taking off and landing until the end of the month.
North Africa was shaken by gigantic protests that erupted for weeks after Bouteflika's decision in February to seek a fifth term.
The veteran leader, who has rarely been seen in public since a stroke in 2013, announced last month that he would pull out of the race but postponed the elections that were due to take place in April.
The concession did little to stop the public anger and hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of the capital Algiers on Friday to demand the president and his entourage.
In the face of persistent anger, a succession of loyal supporters of veteran Bouteflika have sought to stand out from the president in recent days.
On Tuesday, Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah called on him to resign or be declared medically unfit.
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