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Algerian court jails prominent journalist El Kadi for three years

El Kadi, one of the last independent media bosses in the North African nation as director of the Maghreb Emergent news website.

Published on: Apr 2, 2023, 17:56:25 IST
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An Algerian court on Sunday sentenced prominent journalist Ihsane El Kadi to three years in prison for "foreign financing of his business", the court in Algiers said.

Journalist Ek Kadi. (@khaleddrareni/ Twitter)
Journalist Ek Kadi. (@khaleddrareni/ Twitter)

El Kadi, one of the last independent media bosses in the North African nation as director of the Maghreb Emergent news website and Radio M, was handed a five year sentence, three years of which must be served in detention.

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