News from Algeria 2007

[Al-khiyal]

Samedi 20 octobre 2007 -- Les 28 accusés dans l’affaire de l’ex-wali de Blida ont été convoqués pour comparaître, au début du mois de novembre prochain, devant le magistrat conseiller près la Cour suprême, annonce une source crédible. Ces convocations entrent dans le cadre de l’instruction de cette affaire qui est passée au stade du fond.

Toutefois, Bouricha Mohamed, ex-wali de Blida, n’a pas été encore destinataire de sa convocation mais celle-ci ne tarderait pas à lui parvenir, affirme notre source. Rappelons que Bouricha Mohamed, qui est sous contrôle judiciaire, a été entendu plusieurs fois par le magistrat conseiller et ce, au même titre que les accusés et les témoins dans son affaire. A rappeler que l’ex-wali de Blida a démissionné de son poste, avant même que son affaire n’éclate au grand jour. C’était en mai 2005 et ce, lorsque le maire de Blida, réhabilité quelques mois auparavant, l’a enfoncé en refusant de valider des factures de vêtements destinés à des enfants démunis, lesquelles factures ont été estimées trop gonflées alors que l’ex-wali lui avait enjoint, par note, de les ratifier.

Affaire Bouricha : Les accusés bientôt devant le juge

[Al-khiyal]

Explosion d’une bombe à Erraguen (Jijel) : Deux militaires blessés

[Al-khiyal]

Annoncé par le ministre de l’Habitat :
Nouvelles conditions pour l’octroi de logements sociaux

[Al-khiyal]

Attaque à main armée contre une station-service à Tizi-Ouzou

[Al-khiyal]

Hassan Hattab arrested - El Youm

Hassan Hattab goes on trial on November 4

[Al-khiyal]

Amman, Jordan, October 20, 2007 (Petra)—Senate President Zeid Rifai received on Saturday Speaker of the Algerian Parliament Abdul Qader Bin Saleh, who is currently visiting Jordan to take part in meeting of the Association of Senates and Equivalent Councils in Africa and the Arab world, which will be held at Dead Sea shores tomorrow.

In a press statement, Bin Saleh described Jordanian-Algerian ties as distinguished, pointing to the continued coordination and consultation between the two countries at all international forums.

He voiced hope the meeting would contribute to promoting ties among member countries.

The meeting, which will be attended by 14 countries, will discuss five working papers on challenges facing the third world, such as hunger and poverty, and contribution of education and democracy in achieving political and socio-economic stability.

Other topics for discussion will include national policies, legislation on preserving peace and progress and the role of legislation in enhancing democratic awareness, supporting national institutions and promoting economic and social development.

Jordan's Rifai receives speaker of the Algerian parliament

[Al-khiyal]

Oregon, October 20, 2007 -- Two University of Oregon law graduates — both first-generation Americans drawn to the state by their love of the outdoors — were named Friday to fill vacancies on the Lane County Circuit Court.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski appointed Mustafa Kasubhai, 37, and Charles Zennaché, 47, to fill vacancies created by the retirements of Judge Darryl Larson and Judge Lyle Velure.

Both appointees must stand for election to their posts in the May primary.

Kasubhai is a first-generation American of Indian decent, born in Los Angeles and now living in an 1885 farm house on 10 acres off River Road north of Eugene.

The governor recently appointed him to a second four-year term on the state Workers’ Compensation Board, a quasi-judicial position in which he performs the fact-finding and decision-making functions of a judge.

A 1996 graduate of the UO School of Law, Kasubhai also has experience in personal injury, civil rights and employment law. He moved to Oregon after visiting the state during his undergraduate studies in Berkeley.

Kasubhai said Friday that he believes the governor perceived his passion for the rule of law, his history of public service, and his ability to afford respect to all parties involved in litigation.

Kasubhai said he wants his appointment to be the beginning of a long period of service on the bench.

“This is a lifetime commitment, so here we go,” he said.

Zennaché, a native of Waterbury, Connecticut, moved to Oregon after earning a degree in natural resource management. He and his wife live in Eugene and have three children ages 17, 18 and 20.

Zennaché graduated from the UO law school in 1988 and worked four years in the Harrang Long Gary Rudnick firm, where he handled civil cases and was a part-time city prosecutor. He then joined a smaller firm specializing in commercial and bankruptcy law.

In 1997, he joined the firm of Chanti & Zennaché to specialize in civil rights, domestic relations and family law. His practice is 40 percent mediation and 60 percent litigation. He also is a member of the Eugene Police Commission.

He said his appointment probably hinged on the variety of his legal and personal experiences.

Zennaché is the son of a French-Algerian immigrant who never learned to speak English and who worked in a factory. He said his mother suffered mental illness all her life. Zennaché is the first in his family to attend college.

“I know what it’s like to go hungry and have the bill collectors at the door,” he said Friday. “I am honored to be appointed.”

Kulongoski said Kasubhai and Zennaché will bring “intelligence, experience and ideal judicial temperaments to their new role as judges.”

Two University of Oregon law graduates tapped for judgeships