A court in Algiers said earlier this week that it was investigating rejected presidential hopefuls for alleged endorsement fraud after "signature sales" by elected officials, state news agency APS reported.
Lotfi Boudjemaa, attorney general at the Court of Algiers, told APS that
"more than 50 elected officials who were interviewed admitted" to having
received money to endorse hopefuls for the upcoming presidential election.
They unlawfully received amounts ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 Algerian
dinars ($148 to $222) in exchange for signing endorsements for the candidates.
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