Arrest warrants have been issued against members of the Laddh (Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights) and the FSS (Socialist Workers) after a brawl by local merchants at Ghardana against officials from the price regulation authority. About 50 people, several merchants as well as members of the two groups, were arrested at a demonstration last week, reports said Tuesday.
The demonstrators complained that the inspectors were unfairly interfering with their work and many have declared a strike. The government claimed that the inspectors were imposing fair pricing and that the rioters were causing instability. The Ladd has declared the public to galvanize in support of those arrested. (albawaba.com)
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