Algeria: Communication Ministry Lodges Complaint Against El Watan TV Channel

Algiers — The Communication ministry decided to lodge a complaint against "El Watan TV" channel for broadcasting the statements of a guest who "violated the symbols of the State and the Republic", Communication Minister Hamid Grine announced said Wednesday in Algiers.

"The guest of El Watan TV channel has violated the symbols of the State and the Republic. Therefore, we decided to bring the case to court," said Grine in response to a question at daily El Moudjahid forum.

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