The Algerian League for Human Rights claimed the opening of a judicial inquiry and revealed that a request for provisional freedom had been rejected by the justice.
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He was arrested on February 20 in Hadjout, a small town in the coastal region of Tipaza, 70 kilometers west of Algiers. Involved in the Hirak contestation movement and considered an inmate of opinion, Hakim Debbazi died in prison on Sunday April 24, of an unknown cause. He was 55 years old and was the father of three children.
According to several sources, the activist was prosecuted for Facebook publications. His account, still active on the social network, shows that he had notably relayed pro-Hirak pages and videos produced by Algerians installed abroad.
After his arrest, Hakim Debbazi “had been placed under deposit warrant on February 22 and was in pre -trial detention at Koléa prison (Tipaza) since that date,” said the world. /SUP> Tarek Merah, lawyer at the Algiers bar, denouncing “political proceedings”.
Monday, April 25, the Algerian Human Rights League (LADDH) claimed the opening of a judicial inquiry and revealed that a request for provisional freedom “made because of his already disturbing state of health” had been rejected by justice.
“How did we get there? Die in prison for a publication or an opinion! New Algeria of the change promised by power is a hoax that is once again naked, it is worse than Algeria From [former president Abdelazziz] Bouteflika chased by the Hirak, “reacted Saïd Salhi, vice-president of the Laddh on his Facebook page.
” A real lead “
Just over 300 opinion detainees are currently in Algerian prisons, according to human rights associations, which struggle to confirm this figure. They have been demanding for several years, without success, the establishment of visiting commissions in penal establishments, in order to inquire about the conditions of detention.
“Today, many testimonies of prisoners report prison overcrowding, bad care and ill -treatment. We even had cases of torture and investigations do not succeed,” explains Saïd Salhi who evokes “a real lead screed” around prisoners of opinion and their families. Regarding Hakim Debbazi, “There are allegations who say that he died before [the date of April 24]. We want the whole truth about the circumstances of his death, adds the activist. We are challenging that the prosecution React and inform public opinion “.
According to M e Tarek Merah, none of the lawyers members of the Collective of Opinion detainees followed the file of the deceased. In a context of increased repression, some families prefer to remain discreet on legal proceedings relating to freedom of expression that affect their loved ones, so as not to link them to the Hirak. “They think that this will allow a little leniency on the part of the judicial authorities”, deplores Saïd Salhi.
“No one has been informed of his arrest for this reason, abounds M e