ALGIERS – The Public Prosecutor at the Economic and Financial Penal Pole of the Tribunal of Sidi M’hamed (Algiers) requested on Monday, 10 years in prison against the former Minister of Justice, Tayeb Louh, prosecuted, in this case , for several charges, including abuse of office, influence peddling and obstruction of the proper functioning of justice.
The prosecutor also requested 8 years in prison against the former inspector general of the Ministry of Justice, Tayeb Benhachem, prosecuted on the same charges.
Also, 10 years in prison with a fine of one million dinars were required against the businessman, Tarek-Noa Kouninef prosecuted for abuse of office, with confiscation of all property, funds and accounts seized on the instruction of the investigating judge.
In his pleadings, the prosecutor indicated that the facts of this case date back to 2014 when the Kouninef company had imported over-invoiced cement to benefit from customs advantages, as evidenced by “the instructions given by the defendants Louh and Benhachem “.
This trial, which continues with the pleas of the defense collective, began with the hearing of the former Minister of Justice who rejected all the charges against him, claiming to have been attached, throughout his career, to the independence and integrity of judges”.
For his part, the former inspector general of the Ministry of Justice, rejected all the charges brought against him, claiming to have “implemented the instructions of the Minister of Justice”.
