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Supporters of Louisa Hanoune, head of Algeria's Workers' Party, gather for a demonstration in the city of Blida, about 45 kilometres southwest of the capital, on February 9, 2020, where Hanoune and Said Bouteflika, the jailed brother of the former president, are due to appear at a military tribunal. Sentenced in September to 15 years in prison for conspiring against the army and the state in Algeria, the 62-year-old brother and powerful advisor to ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika as well as two former inte
February 10th, 2020 - 07:24 GMT

Algerian Military Court Reviews 15-Year Sentence of Brother of Ex-President

An Algerian military court on Sunday started hearing an appeal against the 15-year jail term for the brother of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was brought down amid anti-regime protests last year. Said Bouteflika, 62, had long served as a key presidential aide and was seen as the real power behind the presidency after the head of state suffered a debilitating stroke in 2013. Abdelaziz Bouteflika quit office in April ...
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