The Algerian police prevent and stop a French writer from presenting her book

The Algerian police stormed a library in the east of the country last Saturday, prevented French writer Dominique Marter from presenting her book, and detained her, a number of people, and the library owner for several hours.

According to the director of the “Coco” publishing house in Bejaia, Arezki Ait Larbi, the police raided the library at the beginning of the presentation of the book “The Common Kabylie Region” on Saturday afternoon and arrested those present, including the writer, her husband, and the owner of the library, and took them to the police station, where they spent hours before the release of the book. They were released late in the evening.

In the book, Marter discusses her memories as a teacher in the Mishdala area near Bejaia in the 1970s, presenting incidents and stories from her experiences with students and local residents. Although the book was displayed without problems in the capital and was sold in all bookstores normally, the police in Bejaia did not No explanation given for its ban in that city.

The “Coco” publishing house in Bejaia was previously subjected to similar censorship measures, which confirmed that the books it publishes, especially those that deal with political topics, are subject to surveillance and prevention from publication or display in international exhibitions.

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