FILE PHOTO - Abdelghani Hamel, former Director General of the Algerian National Police , greets a police officer in Algiers, Algeria, March 7, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal - a former central bank governor who only got the job from Bouteflika last month - appeared in Algiers as part of an investigation into suspected misuse of public funds, state TV reported. There was no immediate comment from any of the men or lawyers defending them. Under the Algerian legal system judges can look into ongoing investigations and decide whether to put people in custody or release them until inquiries are complete.
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