Official Statement of MND
31st May 2021
Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, in a visit to the 1st Military Region in Blida
Within the dynamics of his inspection visits to the various Military Regions, the Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, carried out, this Monday, 31st May 2021, a working visit to the 1st Military Region in Blida.
At the beginning and after the welcoming ceremony by the Major General Ali SIDANE, Commander of the 1st Military Region, the Lieutenant General observed a silence in memory of the Chahid "M'Hamed BOUGARA", Commander of the historic 4th Wilaya, that the Command headquarters of the Region bears the name, and laid a wreath in front of the commemorative stele, before reciting the Fatiha in memory of all our valiant Chouhada.
Subsequently, the Lieutenant General held a meeting with the executives of the 1st Military Region, where he delivered an orientation speech, broadcasted via videoconference through all the units of the Region, during which he stressed on the fact that the duty imposes on all People's National Army personnel, not only to fulfil their electoral duty during the legislative elections, but also to ensure the security and the good running of this important elections, to allow citizens to express themselves in a climate of serenity, tranquillity and stability:
“Our country will experience, in the next few days, an important event, namely, the legislative elections scheduled for 12th June. This national event, of extreme vitality for our country and our people, represents a promising new stage in the process of building a new Algeria. These elections take place further to the last constitutional amendment, initiated by the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, and acclaimed by the Algerian people, through a popular referendum.
To this purpose, the duty of citizenship requires the personnel of People's National Army to fulfil their electoral duty, in accordance with republican laws, in order to join their fellow citizens in the accomplishment of this national duty, expressing in complete freedom and transparency.
In addition, in order to secure this important national deadline and ensure its smooth running, in order to allow citizens to express themselves in a climate of serenity, tranquillity and stability, it is up to all the Commands to rigorously apply the instructions and guidelines emanating from the High Command in this context, and to ensure that any plan or action aiming to disrupt the conduct of these elections would be thwarted”.
The Lieutenant General has also affirmed that to be fully convinced that the Algerian people have become, more than ever, conscious, and cannot be manipulated or pushed into perilous mazes and that they will mobilize against all pernicious designs, to push back those who look at our step:
“We are fully convinced that the Algerian people have become, more than ever, aware that they cannot be manipulated or pushed into perilous mazes and that they will mobilize against all pernicious designs, to thwart them and to confront those who plots them and will stand, as usual, like a single man alongside the state institutions, facing those who look at our the country. They are a genuine people, forged by hardship and adversity, and who led one of the most glorious liberation revolutions in contemporary history and defeated the plans of barbaric terrorism. A people driven by values, principles, a will and an ambition which enable them to follow the path of progress and development, to constitute a real power, and to continue, with determination and resolution, to move forward in order to realize its legitimate expectations to build a powerful, modern and prosperous state”.
At the end, the Lieutenant General chaired a working meeting with the Command, the executives of the Region, the Commanders of the Military Sectors and the Chiefs of the security services. On this occasion, a presentation on the security situation in the territory of jurisdiction was presented by the Commander of the 1st Military Region, followed by presentations by the Commanders of the Military Sectors and the several security services. Then, the Lieutenant General provided a series of orientations and instructions focused, as a whole, on the need to preserve the operational readiness of the units and to bring together the factors of security and stability throughout the territory of the 1st Military Region, in particular on the occasion of the next legislative elections.
Finally, the Lieutenant General proceeded to the inauguration of the new regional Paying Centre headquarters.
At the beginning and after the welcoming ceremony by the Major General Ali SIDANE, Commander of the 1st Military Region, the Lieutenant General observed a silence in memory of the Chahid "M'Hamed BOUGARA", Commander of the historic 4th Wilaya, that the Command headquarters of the Region bears the name, and laid a wreath in front of the commemorative stele, before reciting the Fatiha in memory of all our valiant Chouhada.
Subsequently, the Lieutenant General held a meeting with the executives of the 1st Military Region, where he delivered an orientation speech, broadcasted via videoconference through all the units of the Region, during which he stressed on the fact that the duty imposes on all People's National Army personnel, not only to fulfil their electoral duty during the legislative elections, but also to ensure the security and the good running of this important elections, to allow citizens to express themselves in a climate of serenity, tranquillity and stability:
“Our country will experience, in the next few days, an important event, namely, the legislative elections scheduled for 12th June. This national event, of extreme vitality for our country and our people, represents a promising new stage in the process of building a new Algeria. These elections take place further to the last constitutional amendment, initiated by the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, and acclaimed by the Algerian people, through a popular referendum.
To this purpose, the duty of citizenship requires the personnel of People's National Army to fulfil their electoral duty, in accordance with republican laws, in order to join their fellow citizens in the accomplishment of this national duty, expressing in complete freedom and transparency.
In addition, in order to secure this important national deadline and ensure its smooth running, in order to allow citizens to express themselves in a climate of serenity, tranquillity and stability, it is up to all the Commands to rigorously apply the instructions and guidelines emanating from the High Command in this context, and to ensure that any plan or action aiming to disrupt the conduct of these elections would be thwarted”.
The Lieutenant General has also affirmed that to be fully convinced that the Algerian people have become, more than ever, conscious, and cannot be manipulated or pushed into perilous mazes and that they will mobilize against all pernicious designs, to push back those who look at our step:
“We are fully convinced that the Algerian people have become, more than ever, aware that they cannot be manipulated or pushed into perilous mazes and that they will mobilize against all pernicious designs, to thwart them and to confront those who plots them and will stand, as usual, like a single man alongside the state institutions, facing those who look at our the country. They are a genuine people, forged by hardship and adversity, and who led one of the most glorious liberation revolutions in contemporary history and defeated the plans of barbaric terrorism. A people driven by values, principles, a will and an ambition which enable them to follow the path of progress and development, to constitute a real power, and to continue, with determination and resolution, to move forward in order to realize its legitimate expectations to build a powerful, modern and prosperous state”.
At the end, the Lieutenant General chaired a working meeting with the Command, the executives of the Region, the Commanders of the Military Sectors and the Chiefs of the security services. On this occasion, a presentation on the security situation in the territory of jurisdiction was presented by the Commander of the 1st Military Region, followed by presentations by the Commanders of the Military Sectors and the several security services. Then, the Lieutenant General provided a series of orientations and instructions focused, as a whole, on the need to preserve the operational readiness of the units and to bring together the factors of security and stability throughout the territory of the 1st Military Region, in particular on the occasion of the next legislative elections.
Finally, the Lieutenant General proceeded to the inauguration of the new regional Paying Centre headquarters.
