Algerian Peace Community movement’s activists attacked

Algerian governorate of Al Wadi witnessed increasing violation in coincidence with the Algerian parliamentary elections witnessed currently in the country, as the activists of Peace Community movement, related to Muslim Brotherhood, have been violently attacked by a number of young people loyal to the Algerian ruling party. The attack led to the injury of a number of the movement’s members who have been transferred to the hospitals to receive treatment.
The attack took place when members of Peace Community Movement were receiving election observation cards from the municipality of Rabah in the province of Al Wadi. After the attack, the movement’s activists organized a mass protest demanding the Algerian authorities, security forces and Independent High Electoral Commission to interfere and take serious decision against the violators.
The violation came hours after the threat launched by the ruling party’s candidate of Al Wadi governorate against the activists of Peace Community movement. He appeared in video while he was threatening his competitors and their supporters of death.
On his hand, leading member of Peace Community movement Noman Laoor said that the movement’s activists have clear evidences proving the authenticity of threats launched by the candidate of the ruling party in Al Wadi governorate. He added that the movement notified the Algerian security forces and the electoral commission over the attack that targeted its activists, saying that they decided to file a lawsuit before the country’s judicial authorities against the commission.
The movement decided, in coordination with the other political parties, to impose reciprocal control over the ballot boxes in order to avoid manipulation of the votes of the voters during the electoral process and to prevent any attempts to falsify the results of elections to serve the interests of the ruling party amid warnings from the Islamist leaders of the repercussion of any attempts to falsify the elections.
Chairperson of Algeria’s Peace Community Abdel Raziq Maqree called the ruling authority in the country to prevent any attempt to falsify the coming parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on May 4. He warned that such attempts could lead the country to chaos.
He added, in a statement to “Arabs Today”, that the opposition parties have a great opportunity during the coming parliamentary elections if the authorities have the serious will to hold free and fair elections. He stressed that any attempt to manipulate the results of the coming elections would raise the chaos during the current critical position on social and economic level.