Abdelmoumène Khalifa's lawyer: “Benouari's striking revelations could be used in his favour”
The affair involving former Algerian billionaire Abdelmounène Khalifa who is under arrest in Great Britain, is seemingly taking another dimension, notably after the striking revelations on the so-called “century affair” in reference to the collapse of the Khalifa Group by the Algerian minister delegate in charge of the Treasury, Mr Ali Benouari, at Echorouk's Forum last September.
- Abdelmoumène’s lawyer, Mrs Anna Rothwelle, told Echorouk that Ali Benouari’s declarations pointing to the crumbling of the Khalifa Group due to what he called a “plot” hatched by France and carried out by Algerian officials could be used in favour of her client who has been detained since March 27th 2007 in a London prison by virtue of a European arrest warrant.
- The defense has been striving to convince British justice that Abdelmoumène Khalifa was not alone behind the bankruptcy of the Group and that of Khalifa Bank.
- Abdelmoumène Khalifa’s lawyer also wonders why there has been so far no reaction and no denial from neither the Algerian nor the French side after the telling revelations made by Mr Ali Benouari on the ins and outs of the Khalifa Group scandal.
- Mrs Anna Rothwelle finally stressed that she was keenly following all information coming from Algeria on this long-drawn out affair which she described as “political and intricate”.