Algeria: Five billionaires including relatives of Bouteflika arrested

Five Algerian billionaires, including relatives of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, were arrested in Algeria in an anti-corruption investigation, local television reported on Monday.

These five suspects are Issad Rebrab, considered the richest man in Algeria, and four brothers of the Kouninef family with ties to Bouteflika, adds the television.

Issad Rebrab heads Cevital, which imports raw sugar from Brazil and exports refined sugar to Tunisia, Libya and other countries in the Middle East.

The arrest of the five men echoes the words of the army chief of staff, Gen. Gaïd Salah, who said last week that he expects members of the ruling elite to be tried for corruption.......