Second bill at French parliament accuses Algeria of massacres against treacherous “Harkis”

The French National Assembly put forth a new initiative in the form of a proposed bill accusing Algeria of allegedly committing massacres against the treacherous “Harkis” who had betrayed the glorious Algerian Revolution in the wake of the country’s hard-won accession to freedom and independence in July 1962.

The move is the second initiative of its kind in a matter of three months by the French parliament.

This time, the proposed law was expounded before the French National Assembly on February 1st 2017 by one MP only namely John David Suite, belonging to the ruling Socialist Party of  the Bouches du Rhône department in southern France, unlike the previous relevant piece of legislation which was then signed by tens of French deputies.

The bill in question stipulates that France must recognize the responsibility of the French state for forsaking the “Harkis”, and the massacres that affected those who had remained in Algeria, in addition to acknowledging accountability for the “inhumane” reception conditions faced then by their families who were deported to makeshift camps in various parts of France.

Since the beginning of the current French parliamentary session on 20th June 2012, the French deputies and senators haven’t relented in engaging in manifold parliamentary initiatives dealing directly with Algeria-related issues with on prime focus the memory question and the somber legacy of the brutal French colonial yoke in Algeria.