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By Liam Morgan Monday, 20 April 2020
Mustapha Berraf has been banned from leaving Algeria ©Getty Images
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Mustapha Berraf has been banned from leaving his native Algeria following allegations of corruption.
According to Le Soir d'Algérie newspaper, the public prosecutor at the Bir Mourad Rais court said the decision had been taken against Berraf for the "squandering of public funds" during his time as President of the Algerian Olympic Committee (COA).
The order preventing Berraf, also head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), from leaving the national territory, which has been seen by insidethegames, is dated March 8.
The public prosecutor said the 66-year-old had been forced to remain in Algeria "after an investigation following suspicions of corruption within the COA".
Liberian Olympic Committee President Philipbert Browne has called for ANOCA to investigate the latest accusations against Berraf.
In a letter to first vice-president Joao Manuel da Costa Alegre Alfonso and members of the organisation's Executive Committee, seen by insidethegames, Browne said a probe should be launched by the umbrella body as the allegations are "troubling to say the least".
They also "directly impact the smooth administrative running of ANOCA and weigh greatly on the constitutionality of our integrity and credibility as an organisation", Browne said.
Berraf resigned his position as COA President earlier this year, but insidethegames understands he has continued to represent the organisation, including during a conference call the IOC held with African National Olympic Committees in March.
Mustapha Berraf has been banned from leaving Algeria ©Getty Images
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Mustapha Berraf has been banned from leaving his native Algeria following allegations of corruption.
According to Le Soir d'Algérie newspaper, the public prosecutor at the Bir Mourad Rais court said the decision had been taken against Berraf for the "squandering of public funds" during his time as President of the Algerian Olympic Committee (COA).
The order preventing Berraf, also head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), from leaving the national territory, which has been seen by insidethegames, is dated March 8.
The public prosecutor said the 66-year-old had been forced to remain in Algeria "after an investigation following suspicions of corruption within the COA".
Liberian Olympic Committee President Philipbert Browne has called for ANOCA to investigate the latest accusations against Berraf.
In a letter to first vice-president Joao Manuel da Costa Alegre Alfonso and members of the organisation's Executive Committee, seen by insidethegames, Browne said a probe should be launched by the umbrella body as the allegations are "troubling to say the least".
They also "directly impact the smooth administrative running of ANOCA and weigh greatly on the constitutionality of our integrity and credibility as an organisation", Browne said.
Berraf resigned his position as COA President earlier this year, but insidethegames understands he has continued to represent the organisation, including during a conference call the IOC held with African National Olympic Committees in March.