US EditionAlgerian court upholds 7-year sentence for French journalist Christophe Gleizes
Algerian court upheld Christophe Gleizes' seven-year sentence for terrorism glorification linked to his reporting on a banned separatist group, rights groups and French officials condemn the ruling.
- On Wednesday, December 3 an Algerian appeals court in Tizi Ouzou upheld a seven-year sentence for Christophe Gleizes, 36-year-old French sports journalist, who has been in custody since June 29.
- Authorities say he was convicted of violating Algeria's anti-terrorism laws and possessing propaganda materials after entering on a tourist visa while reporting on JS Kabylie and meeting a MAK-linked official.
- In Tizi Ouzou Gleizes pleaded guilty, acknowledged many journalistic mistakes, and said he was `Ashamed to admit it` about not knowing the MAK was listed as a terrorist organisation.
- The French government condemned the ruling and called for Gleizes' release, while a pardon from Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is now the only realistic option.
- Amid a wider diplomatic rift, rights groups say Algeria uses anti-terror laws to target political speech, shutter outlets, and prosecute journalists, straining France-Algeria relations.
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"A Total Sense of Revolt": Christophe Gleizes' Brother, Imprisoned in Algeria, Calls for His Release
On Wednesday, Christophe Gleizes, a 36-year-old French journalist, was sentenced on appeal to seven years in prison in Algeria for "apology of terrorism". His brother, Maxime, denounced an "unrighteousness".
Christophe Gleizes was sentenced to 7 years in prison for his family and supporters and could make the hope of a calming between Paris and Algiers fly in eclats, maintained until the hours preceding the verdict.
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He has been imprisoned since June for "apology of terrorism", and has been sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday.
He asked for forgiveness and acknowledged his mistakes. However, the Algerian courts confirmed on 3 December the heavy seven-year sentence imposed on Christophe Gleizes for his contacts with the MAK. The hope for the release of the French journalist passed away after a trying trial.
The collaborator of "So Foot" and "Society", sentenced at first instance to seven years in prison for apology of terrorism, was confirmed his sentence before the Court of Appeal of Tizi Ouzou, Wednesday, 3 December.
"We will reflect" on the possibility of seeking cassation, confirms Christophe Gleizes' lawyer on Thursday 4 December.
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