Overview
- France Télévisions says Sansal will speak on the 8 p.m. France 2 news, interviewed by Laurent Delahousse.
- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune granted him a pardon on November 12 after German mediation, leading to his release and a medical transfer to Berlin.
- He returned to France on Tuesday and was received privately by President Emmanuel Macron.
- Sansal was jailed in Algeria for about a year after a conviction for "atteinte à l’unité nationale," receiving a five-year sentence tied to remarks about Algerian borders.
- His detention became a flashpoint in strained Franco‑Algerian relations linked to Western Sahara, and relatives and supporters reported they could not see him for several days after his return.