Algeria Oppos Leader Ghares Don Jam Jail For Yabbing President Tebboune

Algerian court don sentence opposition polititian Fethi Ghares to two years jail for Facebook post wey dem talk say insult President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, lawyer talk dis one on Tuesday, October 21. Ghares na well-known secular leftist wey dey criticize government, im lawyer Abdelghani Badi talk say Ghares guilty for “talk wey concern president.” Ghares no dey court when dem give verdict, and defence team dey plan to appeal.

Another lawyer for Ghares team, Fetta Sadat, talk say Ghares still pay fine of 300,000 dinars (around $2,300). Prosecutors bin want three years jail plus di same fine. Ghares face charge for “insulting state institution” and “spreading false info wey fit disturb public peace.” Ghares don face dis kain wahala before, including 2021 arrest and one-year jail for Facebook post. Ghares join pro-democracy Hirak movement wey help remove old president Bouteflika, but im party dem ban am in February 2023.