France's Justice Minister to Visit Algeria Amid Diplomatic Thaw
France and Algeria are seeking to restore judicial and security cooperation as Darmanin presses for progress in the case of jailed journalist Christophe Gleizes.
- French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin traveled to Algiers, Algeria, on Monday to discuss opening a "new chapter in judicial cooperation" with his counterpart, focusing on crime prevention and the case of jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes.
- Diplomatic ties between France and Algeria were strained in 2024 after Paris backed Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, a disputed territory where Algeria supports the pro-independence Polisario Front.
- After withdrawing his appeal earlier this month, Gleizes, 37, was sentenced to seven years in prison for "glorifying terrorism." His mother hopes for "very positive developments on Christophe's return to France" through a presidential pardon.
- Darmanin intends to address the DZ Mafia, a cartel originating in Marseille, France, with French judicial authorities having issued around 10 requests for mutual legal assistance targeting alleged leaders hiding in Algeria.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez recently stated security cooperation is "gradually being re-established," with Algerian Interior Minister Saïd Sayoud expected to visit Paris soon as a further sign of improving bilateral relations.
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In a new gesture to ease diplomatic tensions with Algeria, France is sending its Minister of Justice to Algiers on 18 May, which intends to advance judicial cooperation and to refer to the fate of journalist Christophe Gleizes.
France's justice minister to visit Algeria amid diplomatic thaw
France's Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin is set to visit Algeria on Monday amid a diplomatic thaw to discuss improving judicial cooperation, including the fate of detained French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who was arrested in 2024 for "glorifying terrorism".
The Minister of Justice is expected this Monday in Algiers, with the aim of contributing a little more to the thawing of relations between France and Algeria.
In a context of diplomatic warming, the Minister of Justice travels to Algeria to speak DZ Mafia but also comes out of Christophe Gleize.
France and Algeria are trying to turn the page of several months of diplomatic crisis. The Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, will travel to Algeria on Monday 18 May with several high-ranking judges to relaunch judicial cooperation between the two countries. Organized crime, drug trafficking, fight against terrorism. Several sensitive issues are on the table, including the case of journalist Christophe Gleizes, detained in Algeria and sentenc…
A few days after the visit of the minister delegated to the Alice Rufo armies in Algeria on 9 May, the Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin is in turn due to visit the... Read article Algeria: Gérald Darmanin on his way to Algiers on Monday to discuss the case of Christophe Gleizes and judicial cooperation appeared first on Current Values.
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