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Madam President, the Council is well aware of the specific case referred to by the honourable Member, namely that of Mr Abdelkadar Bouchama, whose family has heard nothing from him since he was arrested on 18 May 1994. This case, along with those of many dozens of what are termed ‘disappeared persons’ kidnapped in the course of the conflict that has had the country in its grip since 1992, is one of some 7000 files on disappearances still under consideration by the Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights.
In September 2003, President Bouteflika set up an ad hoc committee to look into disappearances. As this committee is not empowered to conduct investigations, it has not as yet been able to finally clear up these disappearances. Judging that the state was "responsible but not guilty", Mr Farouk Ksentini declared a general amnesty for all members of the security forces concerned, as had previously been done in South Africa. Financial compensation has recently been offered to the families of disappeared persons, provided that they withdrew their accusations. The Council has regularly put disappearances on the agenda for discussion and expects to do so again for the forthcoming meetings within the framework of political dialogue with Algeria. This is an issue to which we are giving our attention. In this context, the pending ratification of the Association Agreement constitutes an important development in the EU’s relations with Algeria. When the agreement enters into force, it will enable the European Union to bring more focused pressure to bear on Algeria in connection with respect for human rights in general, and, more specifically, with regard to disappearances."@en1
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