Overview
- Algeria announced a humanitarian presidential pardon for Boualem Sansal after roughly a year in detention.
- The Algerian presidency said Germany will arrange his transfer and provide medical care following President Frank‑Walter Steinmeier’s request.
- An Algerian court in March sentenced Sansal to five years under anti‑terrorism provisions for comments authorities said undermined national unity and territorial integrity.
- Sansal has cancer and his representatives reported deteriorating health in custody, and he became eligible for clemency by not appealing the verdict.
- French leaders, including President Emmanuel Macron, had urged his release as the case became a flashpoint in strained France‑Algeria relations.