By RFIPublished the 23-10-2019Modified on 23-10-2019 at 00:38
The statements of Amar Saadani, the former secretary general of the FLN, about Western Sahara are creating controversy and arousing virulent reactions in Algeria.
Last Sunday, he considered that the Sahara was " historically part of Morocco " and that its amputation was a colonial fact. He broke the nail by saying that the money spent for 50 years to finance the Polisario deserved to be allocated to the development of Algerian cities. Statements breaking with the Algerian national consensus around this issue.
The Algerian authorities were quick to react. As early as Monday, government spokesman Hassan Rabhi said the statements were binding only on the author and had " no impact on the positions of the states " involved.
For the minister, Algeria's position on this conflict is clear: " there is no solution outside that which guarantees the right to self-determination through a referendum as provided by 'UN '.
The parliamentary friendship group with Western Sahara went in the same direction. As for the Algerian National Support Committee for Saharawis, it opened fire on Amar Saadani, calling him a " traitor to the pay of Moroccans ".
Some Algerian political parties have also reacted like the Front de l'avenir. Its president Abdelaziz Belaid affirmed that his party would be " always with the Saharawi people, who seeks to get rid of the Moroccan occupation ".
Any other bell on the Moroccan side, where the remarks of Amar Saadani had a very broad echo. The press and the political class hailing " unusual " remarks from Algeria .
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