Algeria Khalifa case: investigators hear ministers, judges and 23 senior State executives

Six former and current ministers along with 4 judges and 32 senior State executives have been heard by three investigator advisors at Algeria High court within complementary investigation on Khalifa case, according to officials.

• Three of the concerned judges were working for Algeria Bank who benefited from privileges at Khalifa. They got travel tickets for free and some of their relatives were employed at Khalifa’s branches. The fourth judge was a president of a court in Algiers. His name was mentioned in Khalifa case as a witness.
• The 23 senior executives were responsible for social security funds deposits at Khalifa Bank and financial transfers.
• The same sources said Khalifa Bank liquidator Mouncif Badci has been heard for 7 times. He revealed all details on people who got privileges at the bank or appeared in court as witness.
• The investigator advisors have also heard a number of witnesses who appeared in a court in Algeria. Of them, some close people to Abdelmoumene Khalifa such as his secretary. She has been heard twice within the complementary investigation about that scandal.