Algerian court sentences journalist to 3 years in prison — source

A court in Algeria on Sunday sentenced Ihsane El Kadi, a prominent journalist in the country, to three years in prison and two more years of a suspended sentence, according to judiciary sources.

Calvinia parents were sentenced for neglecting their toddler. File photo.
Calvinia parents were sentenced for neglecting their toddler. File photo. (123RF/BELCHONOK)

A court in Algeria on Sunday sentenced Ihsane El Kadi, a prominent journalist in the country, to three years in prison and two more years of a suspended sentence, according to judiciary sources.

Ihsane, a vocal critic of the government who was arrested on Dec. 24, has been accused of receiving foreign funding, his lawyers said.


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