Algeria sentences writer Boualem Sansal in France-Morocco dispute

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Algeria sentences writer Boualem Sansal in France-Morocco dispute  A French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, caught in an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Algiers and Paris, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for undermining Algeria's territorial integrity.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/03/27/algeria-sentences-writer-boualem-sansal-in-france-morocco-dispute  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00A French-Algerian writer Boalem Sansal, caught in unprecedented diplomatic crisis between

00:06Algiers and Paris, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for undermining Algeria's

00:11territorial integrity.

00:13He allegedly supported Morocco's claim that Algeria's land was taken during French colonization.

00:20The Dar El Baiba court near Algiers also fined him close to $4,000.

00:26The prosecutor had previously requested a 10-year sentence for the 80-year-old writer.

00:31The verdict comes amid rising tensions between Algeria and France, described as the worst

00:36in decades.

00:37Sansal's arrest in November worsened relations, especially after French President Macron supported

00:42Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara.

00:45French lawyer François-Emery Arche, Algerian President, booned to show humanity, noting

00:51Sansal's age and health.

00:54Algeria, which backs the Polisario-France independence claim over Western Sahara, recalled

00:58its ambassador from France after Macron's stance.

01:03The move deepened Algeria's tension with Morocco, with diplomatic ties severed since 2021.

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