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Algerian newspapers affiliated with decision-making circles in the military regime attempted to cover up the resounding scandal triggered by the news of the escape of General Abdelkader Haddad, nicknamed "Nasser El-Djen," the former director of internal security in the Algerian army, to Spain, by accusing Morocco of fabricating the story.
The newspaper El-Khabar, known for its staunch defense of the regime's mouthpieces, claimed, based on what it described as "intelligence information," that the general never left Algeria, alleging that what the Spanish website El Confidencial published by journalist Ignacio Cembrero was "mere claims aimed at targeting the Algerian security institution with the support of Rabat." The newspaper even went so far as to say that the Spanish article was "aligned with the Moroccan theses," accusing the website of adopting "hostile rhetoric against Algeria."
And the French-speaking newspaper Le Soir d'Algérie did not deviate from the same path, as it repeated the same accusations, claiming that the news that spoke of the presence of Nasser El-Djen in the city of Alicante was "fabricated and bears the imprint of the Makhzen."
However, the facts on the ground confirm the opposite; the escape of one of the most prominent leaders of Algerian intelligence exposes the size of the cracks and divisions that are eating away at the top of the military establishment, at a time when the regime continues to export its internal crises through miserable media plays against Morocco.
Observers believe that this hysterical campaign reveals the predicament of the Kabranat regime, after its security institutions have turned into a dilapidated house that is collapsing from within, where they can no longer do anything but fabricate accusations to escape facing the bitter reality.
Analysts agree that the case of Nasser El-Djen is not just a passing incident, but a clear indication of the beginning of the collapse of the internal wall of the ruling gang, which has lost the last of its remaining credibility, to be submerged in plays that no longer convince even the Algerians themselves.
