The Minister of the Interior thanked the investigators and the police “for their professionalism” and encouraged the police to “let nothing go unnoticed”.
Algerian influencer Rafik Meziane, “who called for violent acts on TikTok» in France was arrested this Wednesday morning, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced on X. The minister also thanked the investigators and the police “for their professionalism» and urged “don't let anything pass“. However, he did not specify where the influencer was arrested on Wednesday morning.
Strong tensions between France and Algeria
Tensions are high between France and Algeria, particularly around the Western Sahara issues and the fate of the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, imprisoned in Algeria since mid-November. They became a little more heated with the recent arrest in Montpellier of a 59-year-old Algerian influencer, “Doualemn”, after a contentious video on TikTok. Put on a plane on January 9 for Algeria, this maintenance worker, father of two children, was sent back to France the same evening.
On January 12, his detention was extended by 26 days by a judge. Bruno Retailleau had estimated that by sending Naman known as Doualemn back to Paris, Algeria had sought to “humiliate France”. Algeria had rejected French accusations of “escalation” and “humiliation”, citing a “disinformation campaign” against Algiers. Since the beginning of January, several other Algerian influencers and a Franco-Algerian have been targeted by proceedings in France for hate speech.
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