The former Algerian Minister of Relations with Parliament, Tahar Khaoua, was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for corruption. Tahar Khaoua’s son, Zakaria, was given a four-year prison sentence with the confiscation of all assets and real estate of the accused, according to local media citing judicial sources. The same sources added that Tahar and Zakaria Khaoua were also ordered to pay jointly to the Treasury 100 million dinars (MAD 7.1 million). The other defendants in this case were acquitted by the court which ordered the release of their judicial supervision. Several personalities and former politicians, as well as powerful bosses, senior civil servants and army officers are being prosecuted, among other things, for corruption and illicit enrichment.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 06, 2022 17:52 UTC