It was reported that a military appeal court in Blida, south of Algiers has upheld jail terms of the country’s former intelligence chiefs and ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s brother. The two former Algerian intelligence chiefs (Mohamed Mediene and Athmane Tartag), along with Said Bouteflika were convicted for conspiring against the army and the state authority. They have been in custody since May 2019. The jail term of Louisa Hannoune (leader of the Workers Party) who was first sentenced to 15 years in September along with Mediene, Tartag and Bouteflika was reduced to nine months by the appeal court. Mohamed Mediene once a powerful man in the country, held the role of kingmaker for more than two decades. He had the power to name presidents, prime ministers, ministers and other senior officials in Algeria.
Source: Viewers Corner News.