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Algerian State TV Head replaced following protests’ censorship

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epa07422692 Algerian protesters during a protest against the fifth term of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria, 08 March 2019. Algerian authorities on 01 March braced for what are expected to be the largest protests in the Algerian capital in over a decade. Several protests and rallies were held in Algeria since Bouteflika serving as the president since 1999, announced he will be running for a fifth term in presidential elections scheduled for 18 April 2019. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, facing mass protests against his 20-year rule, sacked the head of the state television, private Ennahar TV channel reported on Monday.

Lotfi Chriet replaced Toufik Khelladi, Ennahar added. There was no immediate official confirmation.

France 24 reports that the “sacking comes after journalists working at state media had staged a protest in front of the state TV building to demand freedom to cover protests against Bouteflika, which are now in its fifth week”.

“For a public television free and open for all,” read one banner held up at the protest. State media has started covering the protests after initially ignoring them.

Khelladi is close to Bouteflika’s brother Said, a presidential advisor and major political player whose name has been shouted in slogans by protesters alongside Bouteflika’s.

The 82-year old, who has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013, bowed to the protesters this month by reversing plans to seek re-election.

But he stopped short of quitting as head of state and said he would stay on until a new constitution is adopted. The move further enraged Algerians, and many of Bouteflika’s allies have turned against him.

Via France 24 

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