Algeria: Five-Year Prison Sentence for Former Prime Minister and Health Minister

A court in Algeria ruled today, Wednesday, a five-year prison sentence and a fine of one million dinars for former Prime Minister Nourredine Bedoui and former Health Minister Abdelmalek Boudeiah. The ruling was issued by the economic and financial pole at the Sidi M'Hamed court in a corruption-related case, according to the Algerian news agency.