Former FLN party leader Abdelhamid Mehri reveals details about his ousting from the leadership
Echourok releases for the first time the allocution made by the former leader of the National Front Party ( FLN) Abdelhamid Mehri before the members of the Central Committee in March 1996 in which he related the details that led to his removal from power at the time in what was labelled as the “ Scientific coupâ€.
- However, he refused to comment the initiative led by some leaders at the party to depose the actual Secretary General Abdelaziz Belkhadem contenting to forward us the video tape of his allocution which is now available on the Echourokonline website that he considers self explanatory to know what really happened and that he didn’t resign from his post, but was forced to leave because he refused to yield to his rivals.
- Abdelhamid Mehri has, in numerous occasions, asked to meet the party’s members and present his report over his activities as a chairman between 1989 and 1996 but he didn’t succeed; he reiterated his request through a letter sent to Abdelaziz Belkhadem in the eve of the 9th summit of the party last March when he received an invitation to attend the proceedings.
- He resorted to make public through Echourokonline the reasons behind his departure from the leadership of the party after threatening to do it in numerous occasions in the past. He addressed the party’s members in March 1996 after discovering the plot masterminded by Abdelkader Hadjar and Boualem Ben Hammouda to depose him in the famously known” Scientific coup”.
- The former leader started his address saying “ I didn’t mention some truths on purpose in the hope to find a solution to the latent crisis, but I would have failed to carry out my duty if I do not reveal some details before the opening of this session”.
- Abelhamid Mehri further added” Dissentions inside the central committee were used to be settled democratically so far” adding” what happened prior to this session allowed me to say that discussions are “over” and that the party’s issues were treated by other stranger parties”.
- He further added” I have revealed these details because I consider it as part of my duties and the conclusion that could be drawn is that other parties are working in the name of the leadership whether they act on its behalf or they are manoeuvres I don’t know?”
- The former Secretary General has called on the members at the time to let the change occur during the upcoming party’s summit slated for the upcoming two months but the scientific coup has decided otherwise.