Although no information on the protection of police officers is currently available to the DIRB, a representative of the Institut de recherche et d'études sur le monde arabe et musulman (IREMAM) at Aix-en-Provence, France, told the DIRB that the Algerian state is not in position to offer special protection to all of its civil servants and attorneys (11 May 1994). He added that judges and state attorneys conducting trials against people suspected of terrorism are generally escorted from their homes to their place of work and also have security guards to control access to their residences (ibid.). An article published in The Herald states in January 1994 that the Algerian authorities relocated a large number of state employees to Algiers from the city of Blida, because they feared for their security (10 Jan. 1994). Please find attached a copy of "Protections Guidelines on the Treatment of Algerian Asylum-Seakers" prepared by the UNHCR in July 1994.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

The Herald [Glasgow]. 10 January 1994. Roy Towers. "Europe Is Accused of Inaction as Algeria Teeters on Brink of Disaster." (NEXIS)

Institut de recherche et d'étude sur le monde arabe et musulman (IREMAM), Aix-en-Provence. 11 May 1994. Telephone interview with representative.

The Herald [Glasgow]. 10 January 1994. Roy Towers. "Europe Is Accused of Inaction as Algeria Teeters on Brink of Disaster." (NEXIS)

United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Geneva. July 1994. "Protection Guidelines on the Treatment of Algerian Asylum-Seakers."