Algerian media sources said that the mass protests that took place Friday against the candidacy of Bouteflika, witnessed "excesses" and arrests after clashes between police and demonstrators. On International Women's Day, women participated heavily.
Algerian state television reported that 112 police officers were injured during the mass demonstrations in the capital on Friday (March 8, 2019) in protest against the fifth promise. A total of 195 people were arrested during the demonstrations. He also referred to "excesses" committed by demonstrators, referring to a fire at the Museum of Islamic Art, the theft of some of its possessions, as well as the destruction of a primary school and some cars.
On Friday, Algeria saw rallies, the largest since the start of the popular movement on February 22, in protest against President Bouteflika's continued rule. Tens of thousands of Algerians have defied the deployment of large units of riot police and have continued their massive demonstrations against "tight custody". Unusually, one of the most popular imams did not call the president in Friday sermon, as was usual, and he did not pray for what was good for Algeria and its people.
The protests coincided with the revival of International Women's Day, where many women of different ages participated in the rally, which was quietly chanted "A criminal regime" and "No fifth custody, Bouteflika." "They have millions (of money) and we are millions," he wrote on a banner waved by a demonstrator. He also wrote on phrases like "Bouteflika ... go," while others chanted that Algeria was a republic, not a monarchy, and that elections should not take place before they were shot down by gangs.
Protesters in Algiers and other parts of the country are demanding "regime change," the official APS news agency said on Friday. The agency has reported in previous coverage that protesters want political change.
In addition to Algiers, other peaceful demonstrations were also held in the rest of the country, especially in Oran (east) and Constantine (West), the second and third largest city in Algeria, according to the website "All About Algeria", which also spoke about a large demonstration in Bejaia Kabylie.
Several members of Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) resigned from party membership to join anti-government protests, private television channel Al Shorouq said on Friday.
Algerian authorities stopped train and metro services in the capital Friday without justification before the Algerians rejoined the capital and several cities to demand Bouteflika, 82, to step down.
The police used Friday afternoon tear gas and sound bombs to disperse demonstrators who tried to breach the security cordon of the police closed the road to reach the headquarters of the presidency. As the demonstration quietly dispersed in the capital, there were limited confrontations, like the past two weeks, between small groups of young men and police blocking roads to the presidential palace. Otherwise, no significant incidents were recorded and the demonstrations were marked by a significant participation of Algerians with their wives and children. On Thursday, Bouteflika warned of "sedition" and "chaos." In his letter, he called for "caution and caution against breaking this peaceful expression on the part of any internal or foreign treasonous faction ... which may lead to sedition and chaos and the resulting crises and calamities."
The protests coincided with the revival of International Women's Day, where many women of different ages participated in the rally, which was quietly chanted "A criminal regime" and "No fifth custody, Bouteflika." "They have millions (of money) and we are millions," he wrote on a banner waved by a demonstrator. He also wrote on phrases like "Bouteflika ... go," while others chanted that Algeria was a republic, not a monarchy, and that elections should not take place before they were shot down by gangs.
Protesters in Algiers and other parts of the country are demanding "regime change," the official APS news agency said on Friday. The agency has reported in previous coverage that protesters want political change.
In addition to Algiers, other peaceful demonstrations were also held in the rest of the country, especially in Oran (east) and Constantine (West), the second and third largest city in Algeria, according to the website "All About Algeria", which also spoke about a large demonstration in Bejaia Kabylie.
Several members of Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) resigned from party membership to join anti-government protests, private television channel Al Shorouq said on Friday.
Algerian authorities stopped train and metro services in the capital Friday without justification before the Algerians rejoined the capital and several cities to demand Bouteflika, 82, to step down.
The police used Friday afternoon tear gas and sound bombs to disperse demonstrators who tried to breach the security cordon of the police closed the road to reach the headquarters of the presidency. As the demonstration quietly dispersed in the capital, there were limited confrontations, like the past two weeks, between small groups of young men and police blocking roads to the presidential palace. Otherwise, no significant incidents were recorded and the demonstrations were marked by a significant participation of Algerians with their wives and children. On Thursday, Bouteflika warned of "sedition" and "chaos." In his letter, he called for "caution and caution against breaking this peaceful expression on the part of any internal or foreign treasonous faction ... which may lead to sedition and chaos and the resulting crises and calamities."
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