Algeria's army chief repeats proposal to declare President Bouteflika unfit for office while asking opponents not to undermine military
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika meets with army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gaed Salah in Algiers, Algeria, in this handout still image taken from a TV footage released on March 11, 2019.
Bouteflika, 82, who has rarely been seen in public in recent years, has faced mass demonstrations for more than a month. To break the stalemate, Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaed Salah made a proposal on Tuesday for the constitutional council declare Bouteflika unfit for office, a move provided for under article 102 of the charter.
He said these opponents had met on Saturday to start a media campaign against the army claiming people were against Salah's proposals.He said trying to undermine the military, a revered institution in Algeria whose support has long been seen as vital to keeping Bouteflika and the ruling elite in power, was a "red line" that should not be crossed.
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