2 Algerian ex-prime ministers sent to prison over corruption cases
2019-12-10 00:00:00 - Source: Baghdad Post
Two former Algerian prime ministers have been convicted of corruption-related charges in a landmark trial.
An Algerian court pronounced the verdict Tuesday against Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal.
Ouyahia was sentenced to 15 years in prison and $16,000 in fines. Sellal was sentenced to 12 years in prison and $8,000 in fines. They were accused of abusing authority in a car manufacturing embezzlement scandal.
Both served under long-time President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Protesters pushed out Bouteflika earlier this year in part because of anger at corruption.