Algerian police refer 61 detained Moroccans to Oran prosecutor
Algerian police announced that 61 Moroccan citizens detained earlier in October in Oran had been referred to a specialised prosecutor. Authorities accuse the group of preparing sabotage and say passports and cash were seized. The allegation remains a police claim, with no court ruling or independent confirmation of a plot reported. The public development is the disclosure of the detentions and referral.
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Police disclose the Oran detentions
Algeria’s national police directorate said on 11 October that it had detained 61 Moroccan citizens earlier in the month in Oran, in northwestern Algeria. TSA reported the announcement and Madar separately published the same police disclosure. The authorities said they sent the suspects to a prosecutor at Oran’s specialised criminal division. Police allege that the group had prepared sabotage affecting security and public order. The announcement reports a detention and referral; it does not establish the accused people’s guilt.[1], [2]
Authorities describe seized documents and money
The police said Moroccan passports and money in Moroccan dirhams and euros had been seized during the operation. They did not give the amount of cash. TSA also reported the authorities’ account of a route through Tunisia and across Algeria’s eastern border before the group reached Oran. Those movements and the alleged plan are the investigating authority’s description. Madar’s account likewise attributes its shorter description of the seized items and prosecutorial referral to the police statement.[1], [2]
Sabotage accusation awaits a judicial finding
The directorate described the suspects as an international criminal network and said it had prevented an attack. No court decision establishing such a network or a sabotage plan was announced in either account. The referral places the allegation before prosecutors; it is not a verdict. The case involves Moroccan nationals in Algeria, but the two reports carry no statement from the accused or an independently verified account of their intentions. The confirmed news remains the police announcement and its disclosed procedural step.[1], [2]
