Sarah Knafo during a press conference of the “Reconquest” party for the European elections, Monday May 13, 2024. © Chang Martin/SIPA
It is at the microphone of RMC that the MEP of the party ReconquestSarah Knafo, maintained that Algeria had received annual development aid in the amount of 800,000,000 euros from France, reports the Algerian media TSA.
“Do you know, for example, that we are giving 800 million euros to Algeria in public development aid? »she said. Figures disputed by the Algerian authorities.
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However, Sarah Knafo declared that she based herself on figures from the OECD and the French public development aid website. “From 2018 to 2022 (without the year 2017, therefore, neither 2023 nor 2024), this aid still amounts to 588 million euros”argued in particular the member of Reconquête – this last figure being verifiable on the government site relating to French public aid.
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Complaints from Algeria and lawyer Nabil Boudi
The Algerian state announced a complaint against the parliamentarian. “A complaint was filed by the Algerian state with the Paris judicial court for disseminating fake news against European MP Sarah Knafo, of the Reconquête party”reports this Wednesday, September 25, Algerian radio ».
Likewise, Nahel Merzouk’s lawyer, Nabil Boudi, announced that he would take legal action against the elected representative of Reconquestaccusing him of spreading fake news.
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