The rector of the great mosque of Paris, Chems-Eddine Hafiz, on Friday, March 28, as the “Elegance” From the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, sentenced to five years in prison in Algiers on Thursday. “If we do political fiction, I think the president of the Republic [algérienne] will decide on his grace “said the rector on SUD Radio.
The Dar El-Beïda Criminal Court, near Algiers, decided on Thursday“A five -year sentence of a permanent prison” Against Boualem Sansal, half of the punishment required by the Public Prosecution Service, according to a correspondent from the French press office (AFP) present in the Chamber.
Mr Sansal, 80, was particularly accused of infringing the integrity of the territory because he had resumed his account, in the French media of the far right BorderThe position of Morocco according to which spacious parts of the country were granted for Algeria, during French colonization.
His arrest, on November 16, 2024 in Algiers, had worsened strong tensions between Algeria and France, caused last summer through a French reversal in favor of the Moroccan position in the thorny File of West -Saharan.
“A moment of forgiveness”
“When he ended his police, the criticism he was criticized to pass him on to the equivalent of what the Assize Court is, that is, in the Criminal Court”more “The case has been corrected”Recalled on Friday of Chems-Eddine Hafiz and saw it as a sign of positive relaxation.
Still, if the writer calls, the ten days that is essential. “Presidential grace” On the occasion of the EID-EL-Fitr festival, on Sunday, which ends Ramadan and IS “A moment of forgiveness”the rector of the Great Mosque of Paris, an establishment that maintains a strong historical, cultural and financial relationship with Algeria.
“I know what the prison is. I know what it can be for a man, regardless of prison. At the same time he is the elderly, he is sick. His wife is sick”he remembered, believed that“On a humanitarian basis”grace “Fall under meaning”. “He spent six months in prison. Six months is too much for him. (…) I hope with all my heart that he has grace and that he will at least come back to find his wife who suffers “added the rector, also a former lawyer.
According to him, “There were no direct relationships” Between the French and Algerian presidents in the past hours, but “There have been relationships through envoys” To call this file in particular.
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