Emmanuel Macron says he is “very concerned”

The Franco-Algerian writer has not given any news for almost a week, since his arrival in Algeria.

Published on 21/11/2024 22:36

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The writer Boualem Sansal, April 22, 2022 in France. (NICOLAS PARENT / MAXPPP)
The writer Boualem Sansal, April 22, 2022 in . (NICOLAS PARENT / MAXPPP)

The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron “is very concerned by the disappearance of Boualem Sansal and is following the case very closely”indicates the entourage of the Head of State to Radio France on Thursday, November 21, while there is no news of the Franco-Algerian writer. Boualem Sansal was naturalized French this year.

“State services are mobilized to clarify his situation. The President of the Republic expresses his unwavering attachment to the freedom of a great writer and intellectual”continues this source. His publisher Gallimard has not heard from him for almost a week now, since Saturday November 16, the day he arrived in Algeria. He took off from the same day.

Boualem Sansal, 75, novelist and essayist censored in Algeria for his writings, is very critical of the power in place.

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