The Ministry of National Defense (MDN) has disclosed, in a video broadcast, fresh damning evidence regarding the terrorist organization MAK and its leader Ferhat Mehenni, alongside the involvement of foreign networks tied to Morocco and the Zionist entity.
The released footage reviews in detail the arrest last month of six operatives belonging to this terrorist entity, including four Moroccan nationals, featuring admissions and disclosures concerning the actions of this subversive group. These revelations, conveyed through broadcast excerpts and recorded statements, leave no doubt about the disruptive nature of the MAK and its chief, as well as its aims targeting national stability and security.
This case came to light right after official legislative election results were announced. Thanks to effective intelligence processing, security forces reported dismantling a six-person cell, among whom were four Moroccan citizens residing illegally in the Tizi Ouzou area. This group sought to disrupt the parliamentary campaign and balloting while actively trying to prevent voters from casting ballots.
These confessions provided new details on the operations of this criminal cell. One member admitted to taking instructions from MAK officials, explicitly naming leader Ferhat Mehenni. Their primary operational ground relies heavily on spreading propaganda across social networks like Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok, as well as various online platforms.
One operative stated that the cell is based in Morocco, a country used by the MAK as a staging ground for hostile actions, and that leaders of this terrorist group travel frequently from France to issue directives to the subversive team.
Moroccan citizens are easily recruited and drawn into this dangerous enterprise. “In Morocco, unemployment is widespread, there are no jobs, and people face systemic injustice and oppression,” stated one of the detained individuals.
Another member of the dismantled cell highlighted that the organization’s actions “served objectives and plans orchestrated by the Makhzen and Zionist networks. Since its inception, the MAK swiftly aligned itself under Moroccan backing, seeking support from the Zionist entity.”
The dismantling of this group underscores the high level of vigilance displayed by security services and their capacity to thwart the criminal schemes of this terrorist organization. The entity has recently witnessed the departure of several senior leaders and influential figures from the so-called “Kabyle provisional government,” driven by its exploitation by hostile Moroccan and Zionist circles aiming to undermine the Algerian state and its people.
Last year, televised statements by former figures of this movement—who recently benefited from the outreach initiative declared by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune—exposed secret schemes and plots hatched by Moroccan and Zionist groups to weaken state institutions and fracture Algerian social cohesion through funded hostile media campaigns threatening national unity and territorial integrity.
The Makhzen’s Hold Over the MAK
Furthermore, these testimonies exposed the hostile strategy devised by the MAK with support from the Moroccan Makhzen, demonstrating with supporting evidence how Moroccan external intelligence services manipulate this terrorist group in their attempts to strike at Algeria’s national security.
In this regard, Zahir Benadjaoud, a former senior official of the organization, stated that the main reason behind his departure in 2016 was a “plan aimed at sending fighters for military training with the Zionist entity,” describing movement leader Ferhat Mehenni as a “traitor” who drastically altered his rhetoric to adopt violent extremism openly advocating force.
“While the children of the group’s leaders enjoy privileges and substantial investments in France, many families in Kabylie are fractured because of this terrorist group,” he noted, adding that the movement is riddled with corruption.
According to disclosures from the former official, the Moroccan Makhzen controls the MAK, recalling that ties between both parties began in 2000 when Mehenni received an official invitation from the Kingdom of Morocco, followed a year later by the outbreak of Black Spring events. “Morocco holds leverage over MAK figures to exert pressure on the organization,” he revealed.
Idir Djouder, another former insider, affirmed that the organization has become a tool controlled by the Moroccan Makhzen, which provides Mehenni with 250,000 euros monthly and channels substantial funds under his son’s name, who holds major investments in France.