The Bir Mourad Rais court in Algiers on Wednesday, March 13 sentenced the opponent Karim Tabbou to six months in prison for “incitement to an unarmed assembly” and “defamation”. He had called for unauthorized demonstrations.
Algerian opponent Karim Tabbou was sentenced Wednesday by an Algiers court to six months in prison, suspended in particular for “incitement to unarmed assembly” and “defamation”, said a rights NGO.
Karim Tabbou, 49, was sentenced by the Bir Mourad Rais court to “6 months suspended prison sentence and a fine of 50,000 dinars (340 euros)” for calling for unauthorized demonstrations.
He was found guilty of “inciting an unarmed assembly, insulting a public official in the exercise of his duties and defamation”, according to the National Committee for the Liberation of Prisoners (CNLD).
Mr. Tabbou was, however, acquitted of other charges against him, including “undermining the respect due to the dead”, “undermining the integrity of the national territory” and “making available to the public recordings and photos without the authorization of the person concerned”, according to the CNLD.
The prosecution had requested a year in prison and a fine of 100,000 dinars (680 euros), according to the CNLD
Leader of an opposition party not approved by the authorities, the Democratic and Social Union (UDS), Karim Tabbou is one of the best-known faces of the Hirak pro-democracy protest movement, marked by significant demonstrations from February 2019 until early 2020.
Mr. Tabbou had served a one-year prison sentence after being convicted in March 2020 for “endangering national security”, due to a video on his party’s Facebook account criticizing army interference. in political affairs
