Hassan Hettab expects an amnesty from Bouteflika

Judicial police concludes investigations with him

Hassan Hettab expects an amnesty from Bouteflika

El Khabar, 25 december 2007

Investigations that security services have led with former emir of Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat Hassan Hettab, alias Abu Hamza have concluded, well informed sources told El Khabar, adding that his case is to be referred soon to the general prosecutor.
The same source has quoted Hassan Hettab saying that he is looking forward to a “political initiative” in his favour from the Republic President.
Furthermore, security services are to refer the dossier to Sidi M’hemed court in Algiers, this latter is expected either to attribute Hassan Hettab with charges included the investigation file or ordering cessation and acquitting him, the source mentioned.
Moreover, the same source has not excluded an initiative from President Bouteflika before or after Hettab’s trial on the form of an amnesty in the framework of reconciliation that has been requested by Hettab while surrendering in last September, 22.
The source further added that Hettab have not disclosed interesting information to security services either concerning the period he joined back terrorism fiefs that lasted 1 year and a half, or the period while being the emir of GSPC.