Algerian VW partner held over graft claims
Suspect joins string of people accused of corruption under the regime of ousted Bouteflika
17 June 2019 - 19:56
Algiers — An Algerian court has ordered the detention of Mourad Eulmi, head of family-owned firm Sovac that is a partner of Germany’s Volkswagen, on suspicion of corruption, state television reported.
The move came as part of a series of antigraft investigations undertaken since mass protests erupted early in 2019 demanding the removal of the secretive, mostly elderly ruling elite in power since independence from France in 1962...
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