The alleged murder plot casting a new shadow over French-Algerian ties
The case of Hichem Aboud, a former Algerian intelligence officer, has resurfaced amid rising tensions between France and Algeria. Four young men were indicted in connection with an attempted murder of Aboud, raising concerns about the Algerian regime's tactics against dissenters. This development could jeopardize the recent progress in migration and security discussions between the two nations.
- ▪Hichem Aboud is a former Algerian intelligence agent and an exiled opponent of the regime.
- ▪Four young men were indicted by a French anti-terrorism judge in connection with an attempted murder of Aboud.
- ▪The case has reignited suspicions about the Algerian regime's strategies to silence critics abroad.
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Hichem Aboud, a former Algerian intelligence officer, at the offices of the newspaper "Jaridati" in Algiers, May 19, 2013. FAROUK BATICHE/AFP The Hichem Aboud case is one of those long-dormant files that suddenly comes to light at an inopportune moment, at the risk of unsettling broader geopolitical trends. Aboud, 70, is a former Algerian intelligence agent who became an exiled opponent of the regime, and was the target of an attempted murder in Roubaix in February 2025. On Saturday, May 23, a French anti-terrorism judge indicted four young men in the case, bringing it roaring back to life at a moment when tensions between Paris and Algiers had seemed, finally, to be waning.
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