The Algerian commentator and editorialist for the international channel AL24 News, Mehdi Ghezzar, was arrested near his home on Tuesday evening in Paris by the French police before being released Wednesday morning.
According to reported information, the law enforcement officers informed him that he was listed in the “S” file as well as in the file of wanted persons. (These are special measures reserved for individuals considered to pose a serious threat to public security. That’s significant!)
“The Algerian commentator and editorialist for the international channel AL24 News, Mehdi Ghezzar, was arrested near his home on Tuesday in Paris by the French police,” stated the APS agency early Wednesday morning, specifying that the French law enforcement officers informed him that he was “listed in the ‘S’ file as well as in the file of wanted persons.”
“These are exceptional measures reserved for individuals considered to pose a serious threat to public security,” the same source added.
Mehdi is an editorialist at the public channel AL24 News. Previously, he was removed from the RMC channel’s program “Les grandes gueules” following controversial remarks about André Azoulay, advisor to King Mohammed VI, and Morocco.
Mehdi Ghezzar was finally released yesterday morning. He told AL24 News that he was held for several hours by the French police before being released today.