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Darmanin 'reassured' over fate of detained French journalist after Algiers visit

Algeria's Justice Minister Lotfi Boudjemaa receives France's Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin during a bilateral meeting at the ministry headquarters in Algiers on 18 May 2026.
Algeria's Justice Minister Lotfi Boudjemaa receives France's Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin during a bilateral meeting at the ministry headquarters in Algiers on 18 May 2026. AFP - -

French justice minister Gérald Darmanin has said he is "very reassured" by0 the treatment of detained French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes in Algeria, expressing confidence that Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune could help secure his return home.

Speaking on CNews and Europe 1 radio on Tuesday, following a two-day visit to Algiers, Darmanin said French officials had urged the Algerian authorities to allow Gleizes to reunite "not with France, but with his mother".

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