The army then backed a series of arrests of Bouteflika allies and senior businessmen in an anti-corruption campaign that was widely seen as a purge of the military's rivals within the ruling system.
Ibutho libe selisekela uchungechunge lokuboshwa kwababambisene noBouteflika kanye nosomabhizinisi abaphezulu emkhankasweni wokulwa nenkohlakalo owawubonwa kabanzi njengokuhlanza izimbangi zamasosha ngaphakathi kohlelo olubusayo.