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Today, Sunday, the Sharaga Court, after being postponed three times in a row, opened a corruption file involving 24 defendants, headed by a well-known contractor, called “M. Abdel Nour” (detained), who holds a long-term contract to establish the coastal state. The son of a former governor named “H. Muhammad Ramzi,” and the director of the disputes office at state residence and head of the committee for opening envelopes for public tenders, “T. Muhammad” (detained). As well as members of the committee for opening envelopes for public contracts in the municipality of Ouled Fayet, contractors, merchants, and the two brothers of the main accused. All defendants were charged under the Anti-Corruption and Prevention Law, related to abuse of office, exploitation of influence, money laundering, concluding non-compliant deals, violating the Public Procurement Law, and obtaining unjustified privileges by pressuring employees and disclosing professional secrets, and participating in that. The bombing of the Al-Hal case stemmed from a judicial investigation into a corruption case involving the former governor of the state of Oran, who is the father of one of the defendants in the Al-Hal case. The investigation led to the discovery that the latter had transferred several real estates and properties, including an apartment and movable property and a yacht, an outing, in the name of his son, “H.M.R.”, who was found to have resold the property, which represents an apartment in Oulad Fayet, and the movable property to a well-known and influential contractor called “M. Abdel Nour” in a suspicious context. With the expansion of investigations, conversations and messages were found during the electronic examination of his mobile phone, which revealed violations and wholesale violations related to the awarding of public contracts in favor of the latter, with the complicity of members of the committee for opening the envelopes for public contracts and tenders for real estate and other promotional projects in the province of Bologhine and Oulad Fayet, which were awarded in favor of the latter, and others for a group of contractors whose commercial records were found in his possession. It was also found that the latter mediated deals in their favor, violating the Public Procurement Law, and signed several handling contracts illegally. Thus, the investigations were carried out by the son of a former governor, state establishment officials, members of the envelope opening committee in the municipality of Ouled Fayet, contractors and merchants who obtained public deals through crooked means. Telephone recordings reveal leaks of competitors’ offers from the Tenders and Bid Evaluation Committee. During the technical inspection of the contractor’s phone, “M. Abdel Nour,” judicial investigations revealed the presence of several recordings of phone conversations that he had with people, including the head of the envelope opening committee at the State Residency, called “T. Muhammad,” in which he leaked confidential information related to the offer of one of the economic dealers. The Sharqa Court confronted the accused, “M. Abdel Nour,” the arrested contractor, on charges of divulging professional secrets, abusing his position and influence, money laundering, and obtaining unjustified privileges by pressuring employees, and regarding his relationship with the accused, the son of the former governor, “H. Mohamed Ramzi,” the driver of the Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, called “M. Mohamed Lamin,” and the assistant director of disputes at the Sahel State Residency, “T. Mohamed.” He stated that he met the son of the former governor, called “H. Ramzi,” in 2014 at a mechanic. He remained in contact with him, and brought him together in a deal to buy a pleasure boat from him for 180 million cents. He also bought a car from him for 400 million centimes, in 2017. Then he offered him an apartment located in Oulad Fayet in 2017 on a rental basis, then decided to buy it in 2019 for 3 billion centimes. It finished paying its installments until 2019, when the subscription process was completed. He explained that his purchases were between 2013 and 2019, denying that he was aware of the investigation and judicial prosecution of the former governor at the time in corruption cases related to extreme wealth and money laundering. During the confrontation of the second defendant, “H. Muhammad Ramzi,” the son of the governor, with the statements of the first defendant, he confirmed that he actually met the defendant, “M. Abdel Nour,” in the same period of the year 2014. He confirmed that he did not remember specifically the dates of the transactions that brought him together with the previous defendant, but the court confronted him that the statement of different dates between him and the former defendant raised suspicion, and he confirmed that the former defendant had been renting the apartment for a year before he decided to sell it to him. Regarding the apartment, he confirmed that he had drawn up the subscription contract in 2019, explaining that The apartment was registered in his name, denying that it was the proceeds of crime and money laundering during the period of his father’s judicial prosecution. The accused responded that Algerian justice pursued his father, the former governor, in 2020, and whether there were preliminary reservations about his and his sister’s properties in the context of the investigation into his father, the former governor, the accused denied this completely and in detail. The contractor also denied that he benefited from any projects while his accused father, “H. Muhammad Ramzi,” was a former governor. Regarding the accused, “M. Muhammad Lamin,” the defendant, “M. Abdel Nour,” confirmed that he knew him because he worked as a driver for the Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, and was in contact with him regarding administrative matters only. The accused, “M. Abdel Nour,” also denied his intention or intention to record all outgoing and incoming calls to his mobile phone, especially the calls that brought him together with the head of the Fatah Committee. The envelopes and the driver of the protocol of the Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, according to what was reached during the technical investigation of his mobile phone, which revealed that he was recording all calls made to and from him, but the accused confirmed that his phone was automatically recording all conversations, denying his knowledge of the existence of recordings of conversations between him and the accused “T. Muhammad” and “M. Muhammad Lamin” that include information classified as secrets related to the residence of the state, as the accused confirmed that he does not remember recording any calls and does not know their content, adding that he has been residing since 20 years of establishing a state and has several working relationships, whether with the Presidency of the Republic or the military establishment. Upon hearing the accused, “T.Mohamed,” who was arrested in the current case, the Assistant Director General in charge of disputes in state residency and the head of the envelope opening and bid evaluation committee, confirmed regarding his relationship with the accused, “M. Abdel Nour,” that he only knows him as an economic agent who works on long-term contracts residing in the residence, and regarding his contacts with him, he confirmed that his relationship with him is only a work relationship. However, the court asked for clarification regarding the head of the envelope opening committee’s direct contact with an economic agent? However, the accused justified his communication with him because he was also an assistant general manager, repeating that he was just a friend. He denied that the accused, M. Abdel Nour, had benefited from any privileges from being the head of the envelope opening committee, and stressed that awarding tenders was within the powers of an entire committee, not just his person. Upon hearing the accused, “M. Muhammad Lamin,” he confirmed that he was the driver of the Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic residing in the state’s residence, and that he was communicating with the accused, “M. Abdel Nour,” on the basis of the director of an institution within the framework of preparing restoration works only. He confirmed that he was not aware that the accused, M. Abdel Nour, was recording his phone calls, which included information and news related to the establishment of the state. The accused, “M. Abdel Nour,” explained again in response to a question about the defense team that he had a long-term contract from 2019 to 2023 in the state’s territory, and that he dealt with the Presidency of the Republic within the framework of the restoration and management of a villa directly affiliated with the Presidency of the Republic. The accused confirmed that he had actually begun dealing with state residency since 2007. Administrative files and commercial records were found that implicated 14 defendants on corruption charges. As part of the continued interrogation of the defendants, the court heard 14 defendants. The case concerned each of the two invitees: “Q. Abdul Rahman,” “B. Muhammad,” “B. Abdul Salam,” “Abdul Haq,” “M. Salim,” “K. Ahmed,” “M. Hossam,” “Z. Malek,” and “Sh.” Fateh, B. Hanashi, and the two brothers of the arrested contractor, M. Farouk. Si Al-Bashir and H. Sufyan, who were charged with participating in the exploitation of the position, participating in the exploitation of influence, and obtaining unjustified privileges by pressuring the employees, following the discovery of several administrative files and commercial records belonging to those involved in the office of the contractor, “M. Abdel Nour.” These files were found to be in the possession of the aforementioned defendant during the investigation, and that they are included in the tenders to award deals to him after consulting with them and participating in the tenders by inserting notebooks. Specific conditions and allowing the tender to be awarded to him, which is what the court confronted the defendant, “M. Abdel Nour,” who confirmed in his response that the aforementioned defendants, whose files were found in his office, were his friends and two of his brothers, explaining that most of them were “foodstuff” merchants, real estate brokers, and contractors. The defendant denied any suspicion when the files of the rest of the defendants were found in his office, while one of the defendants, who is the defendant’s son-in-law, justified the matter. M. Abdel Nour, “that the latter has an organized management in his office and that he goes to his office when obtaining tax documents, that he has a commercial record related to decorating green spaces, and that he has never participated in tenders for public contracts. However, the court confronted him with his statements during the investigation about participating in one of the deals, where it was found that he filled out the terms and conditions book with specific criteria in order to leave the way open for his brother-in-law to win the tender. This is what happened with the rest of the defendants, who investigations revealed that they are being summoned to participate in tenders for public contracts. The state established a book of conditions with different criteria until the deal was awarded to the arrested contractor after concluding a handling contract with him. These are the facts that were refuted by all the accused during their confrontation with the facts that the security and judicial investigation found. Similar to the accused, “K. Tawfiq,” who confirmed during the investigation that the accused, “M. Abdel Nour,” asked him for forms to participate in tenders and a form to obtain a bank loan to participate in tenders. In a related context, the Sharaga Court followed up with members of the Fatah Committee Envelopes and evaluation of offers in the municipality of Ouled Fayet Benham are accused of misusing the position, and the defendants denied during their trial awarding two deals in favor of the contractor “M. Abdel Nour” without his failure to meet the required conditions and standards. Muhammad and “M. Muhammad Lamin” hold the position of public employees in the establishment of the state, and the judicial investigation found that there were violations committed by the two concerned related to disclosing professional secrets, which is considered a violation of the laws and regulations, which was revealed by the content of a phone call between the accused, “T. Muhammad” and the contractor, “M. Abdel Nour,” in which he leaked information about the offer of one of the economic dealers in an electricity financing deal, and his direct communication with him instead of communication with the administration. The investigation also found that Ibn The accused, “T.Mohamed,” works for the accused, “M. Abdel Nour,” and is a beneficiary of Social Security insurance from his founder. He confirmed that the contractor obtained, through this relationship, a painting deal with the state’s residence. He also confirmed the existence of calls and a relationship that brought together the accused, “M.Mohamed Lamin,” and the legal representative for the state’s residence demanded that the defendants, “T.Mohamed” and “M.Mohamed Lamin,” be accepted to pay compensation in the amount of one million DZD for the defense of the accused, “H.” Muhammad Ramzi, the son of the former governor, indicated during her arguments that the prosecution of her client was not based on fixed evidence confirming that the apartment, the car, and the yacht were criminal proceeds, nor were they the subject of precautionary judicial detention, explaining that her late client’s father was a governor and a shopkeeper who was convicted in 2020 of imprisonment based on a ruling issued by the Oran Judicial Council. He noted that the investigating judge did not conduct even a judicial investigation to confirm what was attributed to her client on the money laundering charge. He confirmed that the apartment belonged to her client and his wife, who had acquired it with her own money and sold it later. There was nothing to confirm that it was criminal proceeds, and she demanded that he be acquitted in the first place. Accordingly, in light of the above, the public prosecutor requested the imposition of penalties ranging from 10 years in prison and 1 million DZD for each of the two arrested defendants, and 7 years in prison and 500,000 DZD in fines for two others, and 5 years in prison and 500 DZD. A thousand dinars for the rest of the accused.
