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.
- 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.
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