- Title: Algerian lawyers take to streets to demand justice reforms
- Date: 24th October 2019
- Summary: ALGIERS, ALGERIA (OCTOBER 24, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LAWYERS GATHERED IN STREET, POLICE AND POLICE VEHICLES ON SIDE OF STREET VARIOUS OF LAWYERS MARCHING IN FRONT OF ALGERIAN FLAG, HOLDING PLACARDS AND CHANTING VARIOUS OF LAWYERS MARCHING AND CHANTING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LAWYER, ZOUBISA ASSOUL, SAYING: "Today we demand the independence of the justice authority. The justice authority must be independent, we have to get rid of telephone justice (arrests and trials without evidence), we have to get rid of revenge justice, and to build a country of law we need a strong and independent justice system." VARIOUS OF LAWYERS MARCHING AND CHANTING IN STREET (SOUNDBITE) (French) LAWYER, SI AMOUR AMEL, SAYING: "The detained are Algeria's heroes, they are our heroes and they have to set them free because they are free to express their opinions and what they want." VARIOUS OF LAWYERS MARCHING AND CHANTING IN STREET LAWYER HOLDING PLACARD READING: (French and Arabic): "WHO JUDGES WHO!" LAWYERS HOLDING ALGERIAN FLAG OVER THEIR HEADS AS THEY MARCH PAST POLICE LAWYER HOLDING PLACARD READING (Arabic): "YES TO JUSTICE INDEPENDENCE" (SOUNDBITE) LAWYER, CHETOUANE, SAYING: "Enough with telephone justice, stop putting innocent people in jail. Algeria must take its independence." VARIOUS OF LAWYERS CHANTING OUTSIDE SIDI M'HAMED COURT CROWD MARCHING
- Embargoed: 7th November 2019 17:26
- Keywords: Algeria lawyers protest demonstration justice reforms
- Location: ALGIERS, ALGERIA
- City: ALGIERS, ALGERIA
- Country: Algeria
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001B2GKAX3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Hundreds of lawyers took to the streets of Algiers on Thursday (October 24) calling for justice reform and an end to arrests and trials without evidence.
Lawyers carrying Algerian flags marched through the capital chanting "justice was sold by traitors" before gathering outside Sidi M'hamed court.
Last week, a court ordered the detention of a journalist and activist on charges of "undermining the morale of the army", according to a committee that defends detainees.
Algeria has seen weekly mass protests since February, leading to the toppling veteran leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika and forcing the authorities to detain many senior officials on corruption charges.
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