Three Algeria presidential hopefuls jailed for 10 years for fraud: judicial source

Three Algeria presidential hopefuls jailed for 10 years for fraud: judicial source
Monday 26 May 2025 - 15:31

An Algerian court on Monday sentenced three former presidential hopefuls to 10 years in prison each on charges of electoral fraud, a judicial source said.

Businesswoman Saida Neghza, former minister Belkacem Sahli and a relative unknown named Abdelhakim Hamadi were convicted of paying to obtain the signatures needed to run for the presidential elections last September, the source said.

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