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Three Suspects Charged in Alleged Algerian State-Linked Kidnapping of Dissident in France

French authorities have detained three individuals, including a consulate-linked suspect, as the investigation into Amir Boukhors' 2024 abduction intensifies.

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Rassemblement place de la République à Paris le 28 avril 2019 contre le régime algérien.
Les trois hommes sont soupçonnés d’être impliqués dans l’enlèvement fin avril 2024 d’un opposant au régime algérien.
Amir Boukhors, dit «Amir DZ», lors d'une manifestation contre l'ancien président Abdelaziz Bouteflika, à Paris, en mars 2019.

Overview

  • Amir Boukhors, an Algerian political dissident and influencer, was kidnapped in France on April 29, 2024, after previously surviving violent assaults in 2022 and the same evening of his abduction.
  • French prosecutors have charged three suspects, including one connected to an Algerian consulate, with terrorism-related offenses and placed them in pre-trial detention.
  • The Parquet national antiterroriste opened a judicial investigation, treating the case as a state-sponsored act of intimidation and violence on French soil.
  • Evidence suggests the kidnapping was part of a broader operation linked to Algeria, raising significant diplomatic and legal concerns about foreign interference.
  • The case highlights tensions between diplomatic immunity and accountability as investigators scrutinize consulate-linked personnel and their roles in the operation.