Hundreds of Algerian lawyers protest against Bouteflika


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  • Saturday, 23 Mar 2019

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Hundreds of Algerian lawyers protested again on Saturday in the capital to demand the immediate resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who has been for 20 years in power.

They gathered in Algiers' centre, the scene of mass protests for one month, holding up slogans that read: "Respect the will of the people" and "Yes to a judiciary free from corrupt dignitaries."

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