Main suspect in Sonatrach scandal threatens senior officials

The extradition of Farid Bedjaoui from the United Arab Emirates will be harder to obtain than from a Western country. But he knows that the Italian justice will eventually catch up with him, all other corruption scandals could break in this country. In addition to Saipem, Farid Bedjaoui also helped Astaldi, another Italian company to obtain contracts in Algeria.

Farid Bedjaoui tried according to media to contact the Algerian authorities to "negotiate". But his emissaries had no encouraging response, the investigation of corruption scandals multiplies and everyone is seeking to protect themselves first.

Farid Bedjaoui feels that he is taking the blame in cases of corruption in which many people in Algeria, including senior officials still in office are involved, the sources said. A visitor received by him a few days ago, he said he would not fall alone. If taken by the court, he will denounce his accomplices.