This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press
The Algerian press revealed today Wednesday that the former president of the Algerian Football Federation, Khair Eddine Zetchi, has been placed in pre-trial detention on charges related to financial corruption during his tenure at the head of the football authority.
Vote against joining the Polisario Front
However, observers believe that the real reason for his arrest was due to his vote against the Polisario Front’s membership in the Confederation of African Football (CAF), during a meeting held in the capital, Rabat.
Zatchi, owner of Paradou Club, served as president of the Algerian Football Federation between 2017 and 2021, succeeding Mohamed Rouroua, and his tenure saw the Algerian national team crowned champions of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Zatshi finished his Olympic term after four years on the job and was replaced by Charafeddine Amara, who did not stay in his position for long, as he resigned after just one year to be replaced by Jahid Zvezif. In turn, Zvezive did not complete his term and Walid Sadi was elected the new president of the federation.
Temporary detention
According to the Algerian newspaper Al-Shorouk, loyal to the military regime, the investigating judge at the third chamber of the Economic and Financial Criminal Unit ordered, on the morning of Wednesday, November 27, the placement of Khair Al-Din Zatshi. in pre-trial detention in the penitentiary establishment in the town of Koléa, in the governorate of Tipaza, west of the Algerian capital.
The newspaper revealed that Zatshi faces serious charges of financial corruption, relating to entering into contracts in violation of laws to obtain unjustified privileges for others, which resulted in the waste of public money.
