Algeria: Further information on Prolonged secret detention/ Fear of ‘disappearance’/ Fear of ill-treatment – Omar Toumi

Omar Toumi, who was arrested on 26 January, is being detained at El Harrach prison in Algiers. His mother was able to visit him on 18 February. A lawyer mandated by his family managed to retrieve his file at El Harrach court on 17 February. Omar Toumi has reportedly been charged, along with a group of people, with supporting a “terrorist” group and with forgery and use of false documents. The matter is still being examined.

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