In the case we reported on months ago, and after following up on the story, our journalists have learned that the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuses to compensate the employee who sued them in the United Kingdom for engaging in a number of frauds and threatening him.
‘Ridiculed’ by the British authorities
According to new documents made available to the Algiers Herald, the U.K Home Office mocked Algerian Consul Kenza Benali and Ambassador Abba. Initially, the Home Office ordered the Algerian authorities to increase the salary of an employee, considered too slave-like. An order Kenza Benali (consul) obeyed very quickly. Subsequently, the Home Office asked the Algerian Embassy to alter the status of the employee, guaranteeing that the U.K respects Algeria’s sovereignty over their own foreign staff. Finally, the Home Office then changed its mind and accused the Algerian embassy of immigration fraud in an official correspondence.
Kenza Benali or when Algeria’s diplomacy hits rock bottom
Upon further research on Kenza Benali, the Algiers Herald has been informed by sources close to the presidency that the latter is a relative of General Benali Benali, another shady character in the Algerian regime. Previously, she was an accountant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but was suddenly promoted to the position of Algeria’s Consul in London, despite not having much experience compared to other diplomats.
We have also discovered that Kenza Benali is scorned by her employees, whom she abuses regularly. According to one of the employees of the Algerian consulate: “Kenza Benali constantly yells, you can hear her from the reception, abuse has become the norm here at work. Many people have complained, including other diplomats who she treats like animals, but it seems that she is protected by a very senior person in the Algerian regime“.
According to the same sources, Kenza Benali reserves an abusive treatment only to people of Algerian descent. As for non-Algerians, she becomes extremely accommodating. Who knew…
It no longer comes as a surprise when the Algerian passport continues to deteriorate in the world rankings, our own diplomats do not respect the law, they do not respect the human rights of their employees and are only abroad to defend the interests of the executives of British Petroleum, Petrofac, as well as serving the children of the regime.
On Petrofac, the spineless Algerian foreign office has also hit a new low this week, after being mocked and belittled by the British authorities as we’ve seen above, the Algerian authorities keep nonetheless awarding controversial contracts to Petrofac for the exploitation of Algeria’s gas fields. The Algerian authorities awarded a $1 billion contract to Petrofac, a company whose director Ayman Asfari is a large donor of Theresa May’s conservative party; a man found guilty of corruption in an Italian court, in a case involving Saipem. The same company is blacklisted in Saudia Arabia and Iraq.
The Algiers Herald will make damning revelations on more illegal practices by the Consulate of Algeria in London in the very near future.
Note: This article was originally published in French, updated and translated to English following new revelations that highlight the corruption levels of the British and Algerian authorities.
