DECRYPTION – The Franco-Algerian writer, who has still not been formally charged, could face life imprisonment, according to Algerian media. The affair becomes a new dispute in the bilateral relationship with France, weighed down by a breakdown in cooperation in all sectors.
While the country's most important magistrates were mobilized all day Monday alongside President Abdelmadjid Tebboune for the opening ceremony of the judicial year, the greatest uncertainty still surrounds the fate of Boualem Sansal, 75, arrested Saturday November 16. While awaiting his presentation before the public prosecutor, Algerian journalists familiar with the twists and turns of justice unanimously envisage the same scenario: prosecution under article 87 bis of the penal code.
This article describes « terrorist or subversive » any act infringing « state security, territorial integrity, stability or normal functioning of institutions ». The author's recent statements on Morocco and Algeria could be interpreted as « attack on the symbols of the nation and the Republic ».
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