Algeria orders investigation into student police abuse claim

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian prosecutors in the capital have ordered a preliminary investigation into torture and sexual abuse that a student protester claimed he was subjected to by judicial police. Walid Nekiche’s claim at his trial last week drew widespread criticism in the media. In an unprecedented move, the Algiers prosecutor on Sunday ordered an investigation into the claims by the oceanography student. Nekiche was tried for “plotting against the state” for his