Franco-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui, at the heart of a diplomatic incident between Algiers and Paris, was sentenced Friday, February 24 in her absence in Tunisia to three months in prison for illegal entry into Tunisian territory, her lawyer Hashem Badra reported. . Despite a ban on leaving the territory in Algeria, Amira Bouraoui entered Tunisia on February 3, before being arrested when she tried to board in the direction of the French capital.
She was then placed in pre-trial detention until her appearance on February 6 before a judge who decided on her release, adjourning her case. The activist was finally able to board the same day on a flight to France, despite an attempt by the Tunisian authorities to deport her to neighboring Algeria.
A figure of the Hirak
Algiers ruled that his departure for France constituted an “illegal exfiltration” carried out with the help of French diplomatic and security personnel, and recalled its ambassador to Paris for consultation. In Algeria, four people have been placed in pre-trial detention and a fifth under judicial supervision as part of an investigation into the “illegal” exit of Ms. Bouraoui from the territory, the prosecution announced on Tuesday.
Ms. Bouraoui became known in 2014 for her involvement in the Barakat (“enough is enough”) movement against the fourth term of then-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, before becoming involved in the Hirak protest movement, of which she became the leader. one of the main faces. She was sentenced in June 2020 to one year in prison before being granted provisional release in July of the same year.
