Former Algerian police chief assassin involved in financial scandal
The criminal investigation currently carried out by the examining magistrate of the court of Algiers over the financial scandal that involved Oueltache Mohammed, the alleged assassin of the former national security chief Ali Tounsi, reveals that this latter’s son –in- law, the manager of “Algerian Business Mediaâ€, won a major contract related to the modernization of the National Security Police Directorate – General (DGSN).
- M Oueltache helped his son-in –law wrenching the contract despite the participation of 37 other companies in the invitation to tender, prompting the late colonel Ali Tounsi to open an inquiry over the case considering the shady practice would damage the reputation of this institution.
- Top secret information surrounding the inquiry, leaked to Echourok, reveal that Oueltach Chaieb was formally summoned by then- Director General of the National Security, Ali Tounsi either to confirm or deny allegations that “ABM” won a contract dealing with supply of the National Security departments with Uninterruptible Power Supply of type MGE.
- Colonel Ali Tounsi has indicated in his correspondence, should these information were true, it would smear the reputation of the National Security, adding that an internal inquiry was opened that culminated in the issue of a thorough assessment dated 02 ,22.2010.
- The report has revealed that the company’s manager was M Oueltache son-in-law prompting the investigators to look into the ins and outs of the contract’s procedures.
- The National Security Directorate-General launched a national and international bid for tender on April, 4th 2007 to acquire 300 computers, 500 PCs, 10300 Uninterruptible Power Supply 7000 printers and 2000 monochrome laser printers.
- The head of the assessment committee Chaieb Oueltach had eliminated four companies out of the six that bid for the contract and kept his son-in- law’s in addition to “Rome Informatique”.
- The resulted in the arrest of ABM general manager , his trade manager, the former Administration Managing Director , a police superintendant and 20 other police officers on charges of illegal transaction and money embezzlement.