The former French ambassador to Algeria Xavier Driencourt was the guest of La Grande interview Europe 1-CNews. At the microphone of Sonia Mabrouk, he returned to the arrest of several Algerian influencers following the publication of videos calling for violence, even murder. “I don’t think there is a plan from Algiers to destabilize France,” he confides.
They call themselves Imad Tintin or Zazou Youssef on social networks. These two men, followed by several thousand people, were arrested by the authorities this weekend following the publication of videos promoting violence, sometimes rape and even murder. The two Algerian influencers made these speeches against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions between Paris and Algiers.
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No influence from Algiers?
One called for “burning alive, killing and raping on French soil”, while the other called for attacks. And they are not the only ones spreading these speeches. A third man was arrested in Montpellier, and three other Franco-Algerian influencers are in the sights of the authorities.
Questioned on the subject, the former French ambassador to Algeria Xavier Driencourt does not think that the work of Algiers is behind these influencers: “I would not say that there is a plan organized by Algiers to destabilize France“, he confides.
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“The time has come for certainty” regarding Algiers’ intentions
“But I keep in mind the comments made about me by the former Algerian Prime Minister : 'Mr Ambassador, we know you much better than you know us', and I believe that is everything in this formula. So, I don't believe there is any organized plan in Algiers. But the fact is that the Algerians have relays in France,” continues the former French ambassador to Algeria.
And added: “And when I hear the French Minister of Foreign Affairs say that he has doubts about Algeria's good intentions, I believe that the time is no longer for doubts. The time has come for certainty,” he concludes.
