Overview

• The Court of Appeal of Algiers confirmed the lower court’s verdict that Boualem Sansal undermined national unity.
• Judges turned down prosecutors’ request to extend his term to ten years following his October 2024 remarks.
• Sansal was detained on November 16 after statements to far-right Frontières magazine about colonial-era borders.
• The 75-year-old writer remains in custody amid health concerns that have fueled calls for clemency.
• President Macron, Prime Minister Bayrou and other French leaders have publicly pressed for his release or pardon.