French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal pardoned and to be released from prison
Eighty-one year-old who is suffering from prostate cancer can now be transferred to Germany for medical treatment
The French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been pardoned and is to be released from prison, the Algerian presidential office said in a statement on Wednesday.
The move, which will mean Sansal can be transferred to Germany for medical treatment, comes after the German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, urged Algeria to free Sansal.