The National Assembly adopts a text requesting the « immediate release » of the Franco-Algerian writer-Liberation
The Assembly largely adopted this Tuesday, May 6, a resolution calling for « Immediate release » of Boualem Sansal and to subject respect for « International human rights commitments » all « Strengthened cooperation » Between Algeria and France, and more generally Europe. The text, without binding value, was adopted with 307 votes to 28 (and 4 abstentions).
This resolution is « Not an act of distrust or a gesture of provocation »but « A call to humanity »defended Constance The Grip (Together for the Republic), a macronist rapporteur of the text. She « Testifies to France’s commitment and its national representation »welcomed the Minister Delegate in charge of Europe, Benjamin Haddad.
Considering that it was undermined at « Right to a fair trial » of The Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal and invoking his health – He has cancer -, the text requires its « Immediate and unconditional release ». He also condemns « The detention in Algeria of people considered to be prisoners of opinion, including activists, journalists, bloggers or human rights defenders ».
Several left -wing deputies have criticized the formulation of certain paragraphs, deemed too offensive, and proposed to confine themselves to demanding the release of the writer. Socialists and environmentalists, however, voted for. Communist deputies have mainly abstained and the rebellious voted against.
Several LFI deputies asked for the release of Sansal in the hemicycle. « We fight the ideas of Boualem Sansal who supports and propagates the reactionary fantasy of the great replacement (…) but a principle remains a principle »assured Nathalie Oziol (LFI), invoking the « Fundamental freedoms ». But the movement accuses the text of putting back « In question the pursuit of everything Partnership between AlgeriaFrance and Europe ” at the risk of compromising « Any possibility of obtaining the release of Mr. Sansal »and « Nourish media and political overbidding ».
The text notably invites the government, the European Commission and the European Council to subordinate « Any reinforced cooperation with Algeria » has « Concrete advances » On the rule of law and « Fundamental freedoms ». The other groups voted forincluding the RN-Ciottist alliance, despite the rejection of their amendments calling for suspending funding to Algeria or the granting of visas. This text « Does not contain any additional lever »deplored Guillaume Bigot (RN).
Boualem Sansal, 80, incarcerated since mid-November, was sentenced on March 27 to five years in prison, in particular for attacking the integrity of the territory for declarations in October at the French media « borders », where he estimated that Algeria had inherited under the French colonization of territories belonging hitherto in Morocco. He called on.
