Former Algerian prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia was questioned on Tuesday in a widening investigation into alleged corruption in the inner circle of ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, state television reported. Private television channels broadcast footage of the unpopular Ouyahia arriving in mid-morning at the courthouse in the center of the capital Algiers. Ouyahia served four times as prime minister from 1995, three of them during Bouteflika’s two-decade rule. Loukal was appointed finance minister at the end of March after Bouteflika named interior minister Noureddine Bedoui to replace Ouyahia as prime minister. Former police chief questionedFormer police chief Abdelghani Hamel was also questioned separately on Monday as part of a judicial inquiry into alleged bribery, state media said.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2019 10:07 UTC