Imprisoned since 2022, Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi was released this Friday following a pardon granted by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the War of Independence (1954-1962), they said. indicated lawyers.
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“What happiness, Ihsane El Kadi is free! “, wrote on his Facebook page one of his defenders, Me Noureddine Ahmine, publishing a photo of the journalist, director of one of the last independent media groups in Algeria, back at his home, surrounded by members of his family.
Accused of having received money from abroad
Sentenced to five years in prison, Ihsane El Kadi, 63, director of one of the last private and independent press groups in Algeria, Media Interface which includes Radio M and the Maghreb Emergent news site, was accused of “d “having received sums of money and privileges from people and organizations in the country and abroad in order to engage in activities likely to undermine the security of the State and its stability” , indicated the Court of Algiers when issuing the first instance verdict.
