Smail Mira to El Khabar
Smail Mira to El Khabar
“I was in charge of the mission by the military commandment; I’m ready for a trial”
El Khabar, 29 July 2007
MP Smail Mira, involved in the murdering of Kamel Saâdi, stated that he is ready to answer the judge questioning before the beginning of procedures meant to lifting the parliamentary immunity. The former Tazmelt mayor recounted his version of facts taking place on current July 13 to El Khabar.
Smail Mira decided to break off his silence affirming that he is ready to give up the parliamentary immunity deliberately before the adoption of the decision by the Lower House in order to “ease the work to magistrates and investigators”. He underscored his readiness to reply the questions of judges and even journalists to “avoid rumors” and considered what happened as an “unfortunate incident”.
On the circumstances of the murdering of Kamel Saâdi, Smail Mira said with bitterness, “I was near Yakouren forest in an inspection visit on orders of the fifth military region commandment, to inquire about a terrorist training camp, in the framework of the military operation led on al Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb strongholds”. He further says, “When back to Tazmelt, I noticed a young man in a tracksuit, I asked him to show his identity documents but tried to dispossess me from my arm, a clash broke down and lost bullet hit the young man. In order to prove my bona fide I took him to the hospital and even engaged contacts to take him to the military hospital in Aïn Naâdja but he unfortunately lost his life”. However, except the fact that the victim tried to dispossess the MP from his firearm, Smail Mira statements are identical to those revealed by the victim to his family before he dies.
29-07-2007
By A. Redouane/ Translated by N. K
He condemned “maneuvers of a given party”
Merbah washes his hands from Mira in case the murder was a volunteer
El Khabar, 29 July 2007
National Republic Gathering party, Abdelkader Merbah stated: “the party washes his hands from its MP Smail Mira” who is accused of murdering a young man in Bni Mlikech region in Bejaia wilaya, still he showed his will to defend his party’s MP “in case it proves that he acted in self defense”.
Mr. Merbah expressed to El Khabar his anxiety as regards the fate of Smail Mira who, according to Merbah, has vanished away and has not informed the party he represents in the Lower House of the parliament about Friday 7/13 incident. He made it clear: “I condemn anyone who kills a human soul, even if it were my brother”.
NRG leader predicted launching procedures of lifting immunity on Tazmelt municipality former mayor so that to be heard by the court. Mr. Merbah said the murder was not volunteer otherwise Mira “would have had pointed his pistol to the head of the victims not to his belly and he would not have had transported him to hospital”.
In another side, Mr. Merbah condemned what he called “statements and acts of a certain party” without revealing its name. He said that the concerned party “is attempting to poison the relationship between the victim’s family and the party” accusing it with “maneuvering and looking for celebrity on the expanse of innocent people”. The NRG leader was alluding to Social Forces Front party (FFS).
29-07-2007
By Hamid Yes/ Translated by A. A
