Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité (DRS) military intelligence chief Lieutenant General Mohammed ‘Tewfik' Medienne keeps his job but many of those around him have been replaced by Bouteflika loyalists some close to the president's controversial brother Saïd Bouteflika...
Benali (or Abdelkader) Benali who is said to be close to Saïd Bouteflika...
Among those deeply involved in property and other deals with the sheikhs is unpopular presidential brother Saïd Bouteflika (AC Vol 55 No 2 Après moi moi)...
The DSI chief has been identified as a factional ally of presidential brother Saïd Bouteflika...