
An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against writer Boualem Sansal for after he was found guilty of undermining Algeria's territorial integrity. The French Prime Minister said he hoped the Algerian president would "grant Sansal a pardon".
Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on 27 March on charges related to undermining Algeria's territorial integrity over comments made to a French media outlet.