{"id":14583,"date":"2025-03-21T18:54:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=14583"},"modified":"2025-03-21T19:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T19:07:04","slug":"macron-urges-release-of-boualem-sansal-amid-strained-algerian-french-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/21\/macron-urges-release-of-boualem-sansal-amid-strained-algerian-french-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron Urges Release of Boualem Sansal Amid Strained Algerian-French Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his confidence in Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his ability to handle the case of writer Boualem Sansal with wisdom. This came in Macron\u2019s comments on Sansal\u2019s trial and the severe sentencing requests by the Algerian prosecution.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"648\">Speaking from Brussels, Macron said: \u201cI trust President Tebboune and his insight to know that all of this is not serious, and that we are dealing with a great writer who is, above all, ill.\u201d He added: \u201cBoualem Sansal must regain his freedom and ability to receive treatment. This is what we are fighting for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"1044\">Macron revealed that he had exchanged several messages with his Algerian counterpart regarding the case, stressing that he would not mix Sansal\u2019s fate with other files related to Algeria, which he would address at the appropriate time. The French president also expressed hope for a swift resolution to the case, emphasizing that it is \u201ca humanitarian issue \u2014 a matter of dignity for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10627\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10627 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Algerian-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"France and Algeria face renewed diplomatic tensions as Paris threatens retaliatory measures after Algiers refuses to accept deported nationals\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Algerian-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Algerian-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Algerian-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Algerian.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Algeria-France relations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"165\"><strong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"165\">Sansal Faces Trial in Algiers Over Remarks on National Unity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1397\">Sansal was suddenly referred on Thursday to the misdemeanor court in Algiers after spending around five months in pretrial detention. The charges relate to undermining national unity and several other accusations, following statements in which he attributed part of Algerian territory to Morocco. The court is expected to issue its ruling on March 27.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1776\">The public prosecutor at the Dar El Be\u00efda court in the capital requested a sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of one million Algerian dinars for Sansal, on charges of undermining national unity, insulting a state institution, engaging in activities harmful to the national economy, and possession of videos and publications that threaten national security and stability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"2237\">According to Echorouk newspaper, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/20\/french-algerian-writer-boualem-sansal-is-on-trial-in-algeria-for-allegedly-undermining-national-unity-prosecutors-demand-a-10-year-sentence\/\">Sansal<\/a> appeared to be in good health \u2014 contrary to the claims made by his French lawyer, who had repeatedly expressed concern for his life. Sansal defended himself in court without the help of an interpreter, insisting that his statements were merely an expression of opinion, as any Algerian citizen is entitled to. He stated that he was unaware that some of his phrases might be perceived as harming national institutions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2595\">Sansal\u2019s trial comes at a time of major crisis in Algerian-French relations, and this case has been one of the causes. The court\u2019s verdict is expected to have significant repercussions \u2014 either easing tensions if he receives a reduced sentence and is released, or escalating matters if the court follows the prosecution\u2019s request for a 10-year prison term.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14177\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14177 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/houthis000.jpg\" alt=\"Algerian-French novelist Boualem Sansal has been detained for four months without clear charges\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/houthis000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/houthis000-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/houthis000-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Algerian-French Writer Boualem Sansal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"120\"><strong data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"120\">Sansal\u2019s Arrest Deepens Algeria\u2013France Rift<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"3091\">On November 16, the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was arrested on charges of \u201cundermining state security,\u201d after statements he made on a far-right television channel, in which he questioned Algeria\u2019s rightful claim to its current borders and claimed that France had taken part of western Algeria from Morocco. He was placed in pretrial detention under Article 87 bis of the Algerian Penal Code, which punishes \u201cacts that threaten state security\u201d and classifies them as \u201cterrorist acts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3093\" data-end=\"3478\">This case has exacerbated the crisis between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/01\/09\/escalating-tensions-algeria-and-france-clash-over-writers-arrest-and-sovereignty-issues\/\">Algeria<\/a> and France, reaching its peak after French President Emmanuel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/01\/macron-condemns-sansals-arbitrary-detention-warns-algeria\/\">Macron<\/a> stated that \u201cit does not honor Algeria to imprison a writer,\u201d which triggered strong reactions in Algeria. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune responded by describing Sansal as an \u201cunknown person and thief\u201d who claims that \u201chalf of Algeria belongs to another country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3819\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/12\/growing-concerns-over-boualem-sansals-imprisonment-amid-algeria-france-tensions\/\">Sansal<\/a>, who held a senior government position in the early 2000s (Director of Industry), is known for his controversial positions \u2014 considered by some as \u201ctreasonous.\u201d He has not hesitated to describe Algerian revolutionary icons as terrorists and has adopted some of the most extreme views on Islam under the pretext of fighting Islamism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his confidence in Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his ability to handle the case of writer Boualem Sansal with wisdom. This came in Macron\u2019s comments on Sansal\u2019s trial and the severe sentencing requests by the Algerian prosecution. 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