{"id":12455,"date":"2025-02-07T10:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=12455"},"modified":"2025-02-07T10:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:05:27","slug":"french-court-blocks-algerian-influencer-dolamens-deportation-as-algeria-france-tensions-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/07\/french-court-blocks-algerian-influencer-dolamens-deportation-as-algeria-france-tensions-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"French Court Blocks Algerian Influencer Dolamen\u2019s Deportation as Algeria-France Tensions Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan<\/strong><\/em>-A French court ruled on Thursday in favor of Algerian influencer Naaman Boualem, known as “Dolamen,” canceling an order that required his immediate departure from France after his case previously triggered tensions between Algeria and Paris.<\/p>\n

Legal Battle Over Deportation<\/h3>\n

Authorities arrested Dolamen (59 years old) on January 5 in Montpellier, southern France, placing him in custody after he appeared in a video making comments about an Algerian opposition figure. Initially, French authorities classified his remarks as an incitement to murder.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Administrative Court of Melun, near Paris, held an emergency hearing and canceled the expulsion orders issued by the prefect of H\u00e9rault in southern France.<\/p>\n

The court ruled that the French authorities must re-examine Dolamen\u2019s case within three months and grant him a temporary residence permit during this period.<\/p>\n

However, sources close to Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told AFP that the ministry plans to appeal the ruling and continue deportation procedures.<\/p>\n

Retailleau stated on LCE TV on Thursday evening:”There are legal loopholes that need to be addressed. We currently have regulations that do not sufficiently protect French society.”<\/p>\n

Justice Minister G\u00e9rald Darmanin also commented, saying:”If the law needs to be amended once again to ensure that the Republic and the state do not appear powerless but can expel all irregular foreign nationals, then it must be changed.”<\/p>\n

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Bruno Retailleau controversy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ongoing Crises Between Algeria and France<\/h3>\n

Tensions between Algeria and France have escalated in recent months due to France<\/a>\u2019s stance on Western Sahara and the detention of Algerian-French writer Boualem Sansal in since mid-November 2024.<\/p>\n

The situation worsened after Dolamen was deported to Algeria on January 9, but Algeria<\/a> refused to accept him and sent him back to France on the same day.<\/p>\n

French Interior Minister Retailleau previously described Algeria\u2019s move as an attempt to “humiliate France,” but Algeria denied seeking escalation or provocation.<\/p>\n

In a previous statement, Algeria\u2019s Foreign Ministry defended Dolamen\u2019s right to remain in France, stating:<\/p>\n