Overview
- His lawyers said on December 14 that he lodged a pourvoi en Cassation, the deadline day, seeking a new trial before Algeria’s top court.
- The Tizi-Ouzou appeals court on December 3 upheld a seven-year prison term for “glorifying terrorism.”
- Prosecutors cited his contacts with people linked to the MAK, which Algeria designates a terrorist organization, while his defense argues he was doing journalism.
- His mother has sent a formal pardon request to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, as advocates pursue a political path to his release alongside legal appeals.
- The French presidency and Reporters Without Borders denounced the ruling, with Emmanuel Macron calling it excessive and RSF noting he is currently the only French journalist jailed abroad.