French Parliament Shows Little Commitment to Resolving the Memory Issue

The French National Assembly’s framework law on the restitution of cultural property looted during the colonial period (1830-1962) reduces the possibility of reconciliation with Algeria, as colonialist lobbying inserted provisions blocking Algeria from restituting key stolen items by the French occupation army.

The law, ratified on Monday, April 13, does not include any highly symbolic items, such as the sword of Emir Abdelkader, the hero of the Algerian resistance, or the cannon of Baba Merzoug, also known as “La Consulaire” (Lucky Father), which was confiscated during the French invasion of Algeria in 1830 and is currently on display in the port of Brest, according to the French newspaper Le Monde in its Wednesday edition.

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