Algerian army leadership refuse to receive Benflis, Saadi

Algerian party sources disclosed that the army commander in chief lt. Gen. Muhammad al-Ammari refused to receive the two candidates for Presidency Ali Benflis and Saeed Saadi who called on the military establishment to interfere after announcing the results of presidential elections which were won by Abdul Aziz Butaflika.

The source said that al-Ammari warned Benflis and Saadi from undermining the stability of the country. The sources gave no more explanations.

The three candidates Benflis, Jabullah and al-Saadi rejected the results of the elections which announced success of Butaflika at a rate of 83% of the votes, and accused the government of falsifying the elections, but Jabullah rejected the way of protesting in the street proclaimed by the supporters of Benflis and Saadi.

The Alegrain prime minister Ahmad O Yahya said in a press conference that the state will implement the law firmly on all. He explained that protesting the results is expected in all cases from the defeated side.

He stressed that marches and demonstrations in the capital are forbidden by a law signed by the former prime minister Ali Benflis himslef, noting that he will be ( Benflis) under the law if he resorts to that.

O Yahya announced that the decision of the government to disclose details of the operation by disclosing all signed documents by the representatives of the candidates, including reports on violations that were monitored, and observers made by interational observers, and the national committee for monitoring the elections, so as to deal with transparency thru the whole process.