By F. Thala

In Paris Court, Aksel Bellabaci in company with President Ferhat Mehenni and his attorney

( Paris, France)–While diplomatic  relations between  Algiers and Paris bottomed  after the recognition of the sovereignty  of Morocco  over the Polisario by the French President Emmanuel Macron, new developments  occurred, and tumbled again what has been left between Algeria and France. In Fact, according to French media and the DGSI, Algeria’s officials in service, working in consulates  in France were involved  in crime which targeted Amir DZ–Algerian dissent and social media influencer who was granted asylum in France. Amir DZ was kidnapped in order to be brought back secretly  to Algeria  by transiting him via Spain. The stunning  revelation in this horrifying  plan is that the Algerian President  Abdelmadjid Tebboune was directly involved in this extortion operation. Unexpectedly, some journals, namely, le Figaro, portrayed him as the mastermind.

These revelations angered Algiers, and expelled  a dozen of French officials on a mission in the French embassy in Algiers. This led France to reciprocate, and retaliated by expelling the same amount of Algerian officials  in mission in France.

Today’s new development was made  by the French Court  of Appeal in  Paris regarding  the Algeria’s request to extradite  Mr. Aksel Bellabaci–a peaceful activist and a prominent  adviser of Ferhat Mehenni, the leader of MAK ( Kabylia Self-determination movement)– who was accused of terrorism by the Algerian military janta for burning Kabylia in 2021, which caused over 250 dead, and  encouraging the mob killing of Djamal Ben Smail. Therefore, the French Court denied the extradition of Mr. Belleabaci because the charges provided are  spurious, and based on lies. This is a great victory for Aksel, Kabylia and human rights.  After the Court verdict, his attorney G-William Goldnadel stated on X, “I’m happy for my client Aksel Bellabaci, high Kabylian official. The  extradition warrant issued by the Algerian dictatorship was based on lies. On this day of justice, my thought is for Boulam Sansal who’s wrongfully incarcerated.”

The Algerian brutal regime burned Kabylia  by modern  means, notably, drones, helicopters  and white phosphorus in order to incriminate  Kabylia self-determination movement of terrorism, its peaceful leaders and activists. Morocco  and Israel  were also in the crosshairs of Algiers, and were accused as arsonists.

By this demoniac plan, the Algerian gruesome state  was seeking international sympathy  to crack down  on Kabylia’s activists  who are exiled in Western countries or living permanently   abroad. In Kabylia, after  the amendment  of Article 87 bis, the Algerian ruthless regime stifled Kabylia’s activists by imprisoning over 500 activists on bogus charges, and condemned 38 innocent to death sentences.

https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/05/200153/france-shuns-algerias-request-to-extradite-kabyle-opposition-figure/

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2024/06/20/un-opposant-kabyle-recherche-par-l-algerie-pour-terrorisme-en-retention-judiciaire-a-paris_6241863_3224.html

https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/la-france-refuse-d-extrader-un-opposant-kabyle-reclame-par-l-algerie-20250514

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