A European-based civil society organisation said on Wednesday that one of its researchers had been charged in Algeria with spreading classified information and taking money to disturb the public peace, accusations it said were baseless.
The Geneva-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime said senior analyst Raouf Farrah, along with his father Sebti Farrah and seven other people, had appeared in court over the weekend and held in custody.
Algerian authorities have not made public statements on the case. Reuters has asked them for comment.
