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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- Interpol
- Notice
- Red Notice
- Issued
- 2026
- Nationality
- Algeria
- Checked
Hosayn Bouafia
Interpol lists Hosayn Bouafia, an Algerian national, among its Red Notices (issued 2026, requested by France). The notice says Bouafia is wanted for kidnapping or unlawful confinement and violence.
Born on 14 March 1999, Bouafia would now be 27. Bouafia speaks French.
Charges, as published
- ARRESTATION, ENLÈVEMENT, SÉQUESTRATION OU DÉTENTION ARBITRAIRE DE PLUSIEURS PERSONNES SUIVI DE LIBÉRATION AVANT LE 7ᵉ JOUR — kidnapping or unlawful confinement
- VIOLENCE COMMISE EN RÉUNION SANS INCAPACITÉ — violence · filed by France
About this notice
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