The military court in Algeria has imprisoned five top military members, who were dismissed for alleged corruption and bribe. Ennahar TV channel said the major-generals faced charges of “illicit enrichment” and “use of a senior officer’s function for personal purposes”. Algeria’s People’s National Army (ANP) General Ahmed Gaid Salah said he was willing to purge the military institution from corruption. Last September, a group of top Algerian military commanders, including the heads of the air force and the army, have been dismissed. Nevertheless, Djilali Hadjadj, President of the Algerian Anti-Corruption Association and representative of Transparency International, stated that this was a strategic move that has nothing to do with an anti-corruption operation, as corruption is “almost entirely institutionalised” in the country. He added: “This operation reflects internal struggles within the government to choose the next presidential candidate as Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s term of office draws to a close.”