March 11, 2019
WINNING THE WoT:
Algeria judges refuse to oversee vote if Bouteflika participates (Lamine Chikhi, 3/11/19, Reuters)
More than 1,000 judges said they would refuse to oversee Algeria's election next month if President Abdelaziz Bouteflika contests it, in one of the biggest blows to the ailing leader since the start of protests now in their third week.In a statement on Sunday, the judges added that they were forming a new association "to restore the gift of justice". Bouteflika returned to Algeria on Sunday after undergoing medical treatment in Switzerland.
Posted by Orrin Judd at March 11, 2019 8:06 AM