Crédits photos: Twitter – @Nime_BD 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Contrairement à l'art de propagande, l'art militant est naturellement contestataire et représente un danger social qui met simultanément en péril l'institution politique et le pouvoir en place. C'est le cas en Algérie avec plusieurs caricaturistes. Mais voilà, la veille de l'élection présidentielle prévue aujourd'hui, on apprend par le biais du compte Facebook du Comité national de libération des détenus (CNLD)* que le peintre et auteur de bandes dessinées critiques, Abdelhamid Amine, alias « Nime » — en détention provisoire depuis le 28 novembre —, vient d'écoper de trois mois de prison ferme pour « atteinte au moral de l'armée » et « atteinte à l'intégrité du territoire », suite à la publication sur son compte Twitter « @Nime_BD » de deux tableaux avec un message anti-pouvoir.
Un dessin montrant Abdelhamid Amine, alias « Nime » arrêté avec une ardoise avec l'inscription « I'm an Artiste, I'm bot Terrorist » (Je suis un Artiste, je ne suis pas un Terroriste » (Source photo: lavantgarde-algerie.com)
Le premier tableau, intitulé « L'Elu », affiche en arrière-plan le spectre du président déchu Abdelaziz Bouteflika et, surtout, met en exergue le chef d'état-major de l'armée, le général Ahmed Gaïd Salah — un genou à terre, passer une pantoufle de vair (comme pour Cendrillon) au pied de l'ex-Premier ministre Abdelmadjid Tebboune, candidat à la présidentielle, prévue le 12 décembre, sous le regard des quatre autres postulants.
Le tableau « L'ELU » signé « Nime » (Crédit photo: Twitter – « @Nime_BD »)
Quant au deuxième tableau, baptisé « Jusqu'au bout » et inspiré d'une des scènes du film « Titanic », on y voit en musiciens le président par intérim Abdelkader Bensalah assis avec une violoncelle, le Premier ministre Noureddine Bedoui (violent) et l'actuel homme fort de l'Algérie, général Gaïd Salah (debout tel un maestro avec un violon) en train de jouer sur le pont d'un paquebot qui commence à couler.
La toile « Jusqu'au bout » signée « Nime » (Crédit photo: Twitter – « @Nime_BD »)
En effet, le Parquet d'Oran (350 km à l'ouest d'Alger) avait requis le 5 décembre 18 mois de prison ferme, souligne le CNLD. Ainsi, avec son coup de pinceau, « Nime » a mis à nu l'intolérance de l'establishment en Algérie face à la dérision et l'art contestataire. Un art qui fait planer, sans aucun doute, une menace de chamboulement de l'ordre établi en s'arrogeant un droit de rébellion.
Une autre toile de « Nime » intitulée « Le costume du roi » dans laquelle on voit un portrait du président déchu Abdelaziz Bouteflika accroché au fond de la pièce ainsi que le président par intérim Abdelkader Bensalah sur une machine à coudre accompagné de l'actuel homme fort de l'Algérie, général Gaïd Salah avec une aiguille en train de préparer un costume de super héros (Superman) avec l'initiale « T » pour l'ex-Premier ministre Abdelmadjid Tebboune, candidat à la présidentielle, prévue aujourd'hui. (Crédit photo: Twitter – « @Nime_BD »)
Drôle de pouvoir voulant museler un artiste dans pays ayant enfanté des dessinateurs de presse de renommée internationale tel que Ali Dilem, Hichem Baba Ahmed, alias « Le Hic », Chawki Amari, Ghilas Aïnouche, Mohamed Hankour, Ahmed Haroun (bédéiste), Sid Ali Melouah, etc. 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* Le Comité national de libération des détenus (CNLD): une association, qui recense et défend les personnes arrêtées dans le cadre du mouvement de contestation du régime qui agite l'Algérie depuis le 22 février. 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