Sources: French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal jailed in Algeria won't appeal his sentence

Sources: French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal jailed in Algeria won't appeal his sentence
Source: Index on Censorship / Caption: The 80-year-old dual national writer was sentenced to five years behind bars on March 27 

Supporters close to French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal said on Saturday that he had "given up his right to appeal", according to AFP. Sansal was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of undermining Algeria's territorial integrity over comments made to a French media outlet. France's prime minister Francois Bayrou said earlier this week that he hoped Algeria would pardon the author, whose family has highlighted his treatment for prostate cancer.

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