The Criminal Court of First Instance in Casablanca imposed, late on Tuesday, a 6-year sentence against former Minister of Justice Tayeb Louh, after acquitting him of the felony of incitement, while the brother of the late President Said Bouteflika was sentenced to two years in prison, and she is the same The punishment imposed by the court against all the Inspector General of the Ministry of Justice, Bin Hashem al-Tayeb, who left the penal institution on the same day, and the head of the “formerly Afsio” businessmen forum, Ali Haddad. Previously, Lajeen Zawawi, and the investigating judge at the former Sidi M’hamed court, Simon Sayed Ahmed, the former representative of the republic for the same court, Al-Bey Khaled, and the former head of the Algerian Judicial Council, Mokhtar Ben Haraj, where they were acquitted of all charges against them.
With regard to the details of the issued rulings pronounced by the judge late on Tuesday, October 12, and after a marathon trial that lasted for three days, he opened the session by answering questions related to the felony and misdemeanor in which the defendants were prosecuted, as the answer was “yes” by the majority for the former minister. Al-Tayeb Louh, as well as the former Inspector General of the Ministry of Justice, while “No” was given to the defendants “Zawawai, Samoun, Al-Bey, Ben Jaraj”, as well as lawyer Darfuf and former member of the National Assembly “Maryam bin Khalifa”, in exchange for one question “yes” and the other “no”. “For each of Al-Saeed Bouteflika and Ali Haddad. The judge ends with issuing his rulings in presence, in presence and in the first instance, where Tayeb Louh, the former Minister of Justice and former keeper of the seals, was convicted of 6 years in prison and a fine of 200,000 dinars, while he was acquitted of the felony of incitement, while the former Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior was convicted. Al-Adl bin Hashim Al-Tayeb was sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of 200,000 dinars, meaning that he left prison on the same night because his sentence had expired.
In addition, the court imposed a sentence of two years in prison and 100,000 dinars against the brother of the former president and his advisor, Said Bouteflika, which is the same ruling that businessman Ali Haddad was convicted of. The former general of the Ministry of Justice, Ajeen Zaouaoui, the head of the Algerian Judicial Council, Mokhtar Ben Haraj, the investigative judge at the former Sidi M’hamed court, Sayed Ahmed Samaoun, and the representative of the republic for the same court, Al-Bey Khaled, as well as the former member of the National Assembly, Maryam Ben Khalifa, and the lawyer Darfouf Mustafa.
This is how the defendants received the verdicts. The judge’s verdict came down like a thunderbolt to the former Minister of Justice, Tayeb Louh, who used to repeat with calmness and sobriety, “By God, what did I do.. where did I go wrong.. with my Lord, I will do justice.” While Said Bouteflika received his conviction with coldness and a smile A petition from the place designated for the detainees, and he used to say to his lawyer, “I am already old.” As for the former Inspector General of the Ministry of Justice, Bin Hashim Al-Tayeb, and despite his conviction of two years in prison, signs of relief appeared on him, because he would not spend his night in a prison cell. Rather, in his home and with his family, and he was waving his hand to his son and saying to him, “We will meet shortly in front of the prison door.” And in the lobby of Sessions Hall No. 1 of the court, great joy prevailed, so that some judges shed tears after the court acquitted them. The Secretary-General of Ajeen Zawawi hugs his family And the representative of the republic at the court of Sidi Mhamed Khaled, who was very worried throughout the trial days, since since the judge announced the entry of the court and the jury into the deliberation, he did not stay in his place with signs of anxiety evident on his face, and he was walking jogging back and forth in the courtroom, then we learned that his father is a person He is old and sick, and he feared that he would not return to him after pronouncing the verdicts, so that he could breathe a sigh of relief and embrace his fellow judges and lawyers. As for the investigative judge of the former Sidi M'hamed court, Sayed Ahmed Samaoun, a young man in the prime of his life, everyone attests to his competence and sobriety, he was very calm and signs of modesty were visible on his face. Throughout the days of the trial, he would only repeat, I trusted in God, “And I came to welcome her.. I am pure with my Lord and I did not sin.” However, the court did justice to him, which made him thank God and thank Him while embracing his colleagues in the profession. As for the former head of the Algerian Judicial Council, Mokhtar Ben Haraj, He was confident that justice would do justice to him, he was very calm, except that his daughter, the lawyer, was very worried, “and she said that for two years they have been living on fire and that her father is very sick,” to burst into tears immediately after pronouncing her father’s innocence and running to him to hug him. Maryam bin Khalifa, who was eagerly awaiting court rulings when she was over the age of 70, as soon as the judge proclaimed her innocence, she could not contain herself with joy. The president, just a “fax” dragged me today to the criminal court, and no one comes to my office in the state of Tlemcen, because they considered me corrupt.” And the pronouncement of judgments, and the first person to whom the floor was given was the former Minister of Justice, Al-Tayeb Louh, who said, “Mr. President, I first want to thank you, and I especially thank the esteemed court panel for your patience and managing the sessions of this trial for 3 days, and today I am comfortable and have full confidence in you.” Louh added, “During these sessions, the esteemed court listened to our statements and the statements of all the defendants, as well as the defense, and I think it was convinced that we did not commit anything contrary to the law, but rather everything we did was within the framework of our powers, and all of the judges here are elite and competent.. We are now more than two years in prison, after we have reached the age of 70.. The family is homeless, I hope, I hope, and I hope that this injustice will be lifted from us in the last days after 41 years of service.” And he continued, “The Attorney General, I thank him, but I was sorry when we heard his petition.. 10 years, 7 years, and so on. Therefore, all I ask of you is to look at page 178 of the referral decision, which included the following: “From the belief that the defendants committed…”, Mr. President, our capital is our integrity, so please do me justice.. do me justice. Justify me.. My Lord, I am oppressed, so I win.. My Lord, I am oppressed, so I win.. My Lord, I am oppressed, so I win.
Inspector General of the Ministry of Justice Bin Hashim Al-Tayeb: Justify me.” Mr. President, in turn, I thank you for the conduct of the sessions, and everything we have done was within the framework of the law.. I am waiting for your esteemed commission to do justice to us. Judgment belongs to God, then to you, and I ask you for innocence.”
Said Bouteflika: I will die in silence Said Bouteflika, who looked tired, however, in his last speech he said: Mr. President, I appear before you as an accused after I turned from a witness into a suspect on the basis of a fake investigation report,” and added, “Mr. Public Prosecutor, with all my respect To him, I think, he was influenced by what he heard about me 20 years ago, and he said before you, “I have no question to ask him, because he has no evidence that I gave instructions to the Minister of Justice.. Is there evidence that I hid behind my brother the president? Is there evidence? They are just speculations. I made a promise to myself that I would follow the path of those who taught me, and God willing, I will die silently and be buried with me all the secrets of the state. If I reveal them, it will destabilize the stability and security of dear Algeria.
Ali Haddad: Transfers from one prison to another have tired me.. Justify me.. “Mr. President, I was transferred from Tazoult Prison to El-Harrach Prison during the first session, after which they transferred me again to Tazoult Prison where I was tried remotely.. These transfers tired me and I did not It allows me to communicate normally with my defense and I did not present myself as I should .. The petitions considered them very harsh against me. I was summoned as a witness and to this day I do not know neither the Minister of Justice nor the Inspector General nor even the President of the Judicial Council of Algeria, and the text message I have no responsibility for, and in the end I beseech Your Excellency for innocence.”
Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice Lajeen Zawawi: Do justice to me because they humiliated us For his part, the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice Lajeen Zawawi said, “I worked as a judge in this country with all sincerity and integrity in the service of Algerian justice and the supreme interest of the country, and today I find myself accused of a serious felony that has no merit or It is only that I have conveyed the legal instructions of the Minister of Justice, which do not amount to criminal facts, and I will not prolong you, Mr. President. Be fair to me, because they insulted us.
Investigating Judge Samioun Sayed Ahmed: I dealt with the Algerian state As for the investigative judge at the Sidi M'hamed court, Samioun Sayed Ahmed, in his last speech pleaded for innocence and said, "I would like to clarify regarding the cancellation of the order against Shakib Khalil, that the investigating judge Kamal Ghazal is the one who He did this procedure, and I did not. As for me, I took a judicial procedure against his wife and two sons in accordance with the law. I dealt with the Algerian state and I am not subject to any party except the Supreme Judicial Council and the Indictment Chamber.
Republic's Undersecretary to Sidi M'hamed El Bey Khaled: Innocence, then innocenceRepublic's Undersecretary, El Bey Khaled summed up his last words by saying, "I spent a long period of time in the judiciary, more than 21 years, without being subjected to any accountability or punishment.. We performed our role within the framework of the law and sought innocence Then innocence.” And in the last word of Judge Bin Jarrah, he said, “I did not commit any criminal error, and I leave the judgment to you.”