Document #2080283

AI – Amnesty International

Whistleblower activist’s conviction upheld; Third UA: 43/22 [MDE 28/6128/2022]

https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2080283/MDE2861282022ENGLISH.pdf

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ecoi.net summary:
Appeals court upholds 12-year prison term against former military official and whistle-blower for "participating in a terrorist group" and "publishing fake news undermining national unity"; he has already been sentenced to death in absentia for espionage and desertion before he was extradited by Spanish authorities
Country:
Algeria
Source:
AI – Amnesty International
Original link:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MDE2861282022ENGLISH.pdf
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
18 October 2022
Document ID:
2080283

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