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September 25, 2019
A military court in Algeria has jailed the brotherof the deposed former president Said Bouteflika, following a two-day trial.
A private TV channel reports that Bouteflika wasgiven a 15- year sentence, along with two former intelligence chiefs and theleader of the Workers’ Party.
The four defendants were arrested in May, shortlyafter weeks of pro-democracy protests forced long-time leader Abdelaziz Bouteflikato resign as president.
They were accused of conspiring against the stateand undermining the military.
A former defence minister, Khaled Nizar, is reportedto have been given a 20-year sentence in his absence by the court in Blida, acity south of the capital Algiers.
Said Bouteflika was widely seen as the real powerbehind the presidency after his brother suffered a stroke in 2013.