Chief of Staff of Algeria: Security of the country is targeted

The army confirmed its full readiness to provide safe conditions to ensure the people exercise their right to vote in an atmosphere of calm and stability in Algeria, which is witnessing demonstrations against the candidacy of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for a fifth term, amid press reports indicating that his health in Geneva critical.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defense, the Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief of Staff Ahmad Qaed Saleh stressed that Algeria is on the threshold of national maturity and that the army is aware of what he described as the security complexities experienced by some countries in the geographical surroundings of Algeria and the dimensions of what is going on around it and the dangers and threats it poses , And considered that his country is targeted because of the blessing of security enjoyed by its people.

The Panel noted that the army would remain vigilant, attentive and faithful to the interests of the country in accordance with the Constitution and that it knew how to be at the level of responsibility to be borne in all circumstances.

This statement is the second in 24 hours. Saleh said in his first statement that the army will not allow the country to return to "years of heat and pain" and that it "will continue to take over the reins of the security gain."

On March 3, Bouteflika officially announced his candidacy for election through campaign director Abdelghani Za'alan, who presented his papers to the Constitutional Council, pledging in a letter to Algerians six things, including holding early elections without him, drafting a new constitution and calling for a national dialogue comprehensive.

However, demonstrations condemning this candidacy for a fifth term came out in several provinces, attended by university students, professors, pharmacists and a large segment of citizens.

The United States and the European Union expressed their silence about the protests, as they expressed support today for the right to peaceful demonstration of Algerians.

Critical condition
The Algerian newspaper "La Tribune de Geneva" said the Algerian president, who is undergoing treatment at a Geneva hospital, is in a critical condition requiring medical attention.

She said in an article that Bouteflika's life is in constant danger due to the deterioration of his nervous system also affected his respiratory system, and that this means that nutrition can pass through his respiratory system, according to the newspaper.

The "La Tribune de Geneva" that the deterioration of Bouteflika's health from the remnants of a stroke suffered in 2013.

She said the president - who is being treated on the eighth floor of the hospital - has become speechless, stressing that tight security guards imposed on the wing in which it is located.