Algeria court clears way for pardon of jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes
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Algeria court clears way for pardon of jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes
French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, detained in Algeria since 2024 on terror charges, may be eligible for a possible presidential pardon, his lawyers said Wednesday. Algeria's Court de Cassation, the country's highest appeals court, rejected prosecutors' calls for a tougher sentence, and noted the withdrawal of the defendant's own appeal.
The French sports journalist was arrested in May 2024 in Kabylie, where he made a report, then sentenced in June 2025 to seven years in prison for "apology of terrorism".
This Wednesday, the lawyers of French journalist Christophe Gleizes imprisoned since May 2024 in Algeria announced the rejection of the power in cassation of the Public Prosecutor's Office. A decision that closes the judicial proceedings in...
Christophe Gleizes' lawyers announced Wednesday, June 3rd the final rejection of the appeal in cassation of the prosecutor's office. This decision closes the judicial proceedings of the French journalist imprisoned for a year in Algeria and opens the way for a possible presidential pardon.
This Tuesday, a tarpaulin in support of journalist Christophe Gleizes imprisoned in Algeria was installed on the facade of the Departmental Archives. The ceremony was the occasion to announce the launch of a contest for college students. Sentenced to seven years in prison by the Algerian justice system, Christophe Gleizes has been detained there for 338 days. Since December, the Hôtel du Département, in Saint-Just, was already displaying on its …
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