{"id":18301,"date":"2025-06-02T16:15:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18301"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:15:05","slug":"algerian-activist-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-justice-ministry-in-protest-against-judicial-persecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/02\/algerian-activist-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-justice-ministry-in-protest-against-judicial-persecution\/","title":{"rendered":"Algerian Activist Sets Himself on Fire Outside Justice Ministry in Protest Against Judicial Persecution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In a shocking act caught on video and streamed on Facebook, Algerian civil society activist Fawzi Abdelkader Zakout set himself on fire in front of the Ministry of Justice in El Madania, Algiers, on Sunday morning. The self-immolation was a protest against what he described as five years of judicial harassment and fabricated charges by a judge in Frenda Court, northwest Algeria.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-32\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"77c945fd-9588-48f9-af5b-4a7b2887851e\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1604\">The video shows Zakout, dressed in a white shirt and black tie, walking calmly toward the Ministry with a plastic container of gasoline. As his companion filmed, Zakout poured the fuel on himself while speaking calmly to the camera, citing repeated humiliation by the judge. \u201cI\u2019m a man, and my dignity is everything&#8230; I can\u2019t bear this humiliation,\u201d he said before lighting himself on fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1606\" data-end=\"1820\">Security officers quickly intervened using fire extinguishers to put out the flames. Zakout was immediately transferred to the Z\u00e9ralda Burn Treatment Hospital, where local sources say he is in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"2319\">The night before the incident, Zakout posted several warning messages on Facebook, announcing his plan to \u201cignite [himself] at the gates of El Mouradia Palace\u201d in protest. He called on President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to hear his plea, writing: \u201cI will die with dignity\u2026 At 8 a.m. I\u2019ll burn myself with gasoline in front of the palace. The judge in Frenda has been throwing baseless charges at me for five years\u2026 He threatened me with ten years in prison just because I love my country and do good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-20\" data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"2319\"><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffwzy.bd.alqadr.zqwt%2Fvideos%2F1246994173614990%2F%3Fref%3Dembed_video&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2609\">Zakout is known locally for his volunteer and humanitarian work, regularly participating in community service campaigns and advocating for better local governance. He has faced multiple legal prosecutions in recent years, which he attributes to personal vendettas and political targeting.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"2611\" data-end=\"2634\">Government Response<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"2636\" data-end=\"3122\">The Public Prosecutor at Bir Mourad Ra\u00efs Court released a statement confirming the event took place at 7:20 a.m. on Sunday and that Zakout arrived with two companions\u2014one who fled, and another who filmed and posted the video online without intervening. The statement added that Zakout currently faces two postponed cases in Frenda Court, one related to unlicensed association work and fundraising, and another involving incitement to unarmed protest and obstruction of public roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"3124\" data-end=\"3248\">Authorities have opened a formal investigation into the incident to determine its full circumstances and legal implications.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3294\">Public Reaction and Political Commentary<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"3296\" data-end=\"3551\">The act has triggered a wave of emotional and political responses. Thousands reacted online, some expressing solidarity, others questioning why Zakout\u2019s companion didn\u2019t try to stop him. A member of parliament called it \u201ca moment for national reflection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-21\" data-start=\"3296\" data-end=\"3551\"><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAbbousba%2Fvideos%2F1235756367892867%2F%3Fref%3Dembed_video&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=267\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"3971\">The RCD party (Rassemblement pour la Culture et la D\u00e9mocratie) issued a strong statement calling the incident a &#8220;desperate cry for help&#8221; and a symbol of growing social injustice. The party emphasized that such a serious act must not be minimized or ignored. They called for a fully independent and transparent investigation, warning against any inquiry conducted by the same institutions accused by the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"3973\" data-end=\"4198\">The statement added: \u201cChoosing the Ministry of Justice as the scene of the act carries a powerful symbolic weight. 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