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Algeria jails second ex-prime minister in corruption sweep

Posted June 13, 2019 7:00 am

By AOMAR OUALI

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Former Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has been jailed in an anti-corruption sweep - the second former head of government in two days to be sent to prison while his case is investigated.

A statement on Thursday by the prosecutor's office said that Sellal is being investigated for "corruption and dilapidation of public funds" among other things. He served as prime minister from 2014-2017.

His incarceration came a day after former Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia, a leading political figure forced out in March, was sent to the El Harrach prison - where Sellal was jailed.

A former public works minister and campaign manager for ex-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was placed under judicial control Wednesday. Algerian media initially said that Abdelghani Zaalane was jailed.

The anti-corruption sweep comes amid a people's revolt.

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