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Algeria: Ex-PM Sentenced to 5 Years Prison Time

Noureddine Bedoui (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Noureddine Bedoui (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Algeria: Ex-PM Sentenced to 5 Years Prison Time

Noureddine Bedoui (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Noureddine Bedoui (Asharq Al-Awsat)

An Algerian court on Wednesday handed five year prison sentences to former Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui and former health minister Abdelmalek Boudiaf along with fines of 1 million Algerian dinars, the state news agency said.

The sentences from the economic and financial Penal Court were related to a corruption case.

The indictment charges include "exploitation of governmental position for personal gain, in violation of laws and regulations, granting unjustified privileges to others, contrary to legislative and regulatory provisions currently in effect, and deliberate misappropriation of public funds."

Bedoui "strongly denied" the charges brought against him, and alluded to a broad campaign against corruption that targeted high-ranking civilian and military officials, resulting in the conviction of the majority of them with lengthy prison sentences.

For his part, Boudiaf appealed to the judge saying that he "hails from a family that participated in the liberation war" and that "their history prevents any member from engaging in actions that go against the interests of the country."

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The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP
The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP
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Syria President Vows those Involved in Church Attack will Face Justice

The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP
The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Monday that those involved in a "heinous" suicide attack on a Damascus church a day earlier would face justice, calling for unity in the country.

The shooting and suicide bombing Sunday at the church in the working-class Dwelaa district of the Syrian capital killed 25 people and wounded 63, the health ministry said, raising an earlier toll of 22 killed.

The authorities said the attacker was affiliated with the Islamic State group.

"We promise... that we will work night and day, mobilising all our specialized security agencies, to capture all those who participated in and planned this heinous crime and to bring them to justice," Sharaa said in a statement, AFP reported.

The attack "reminds us of the importance of solidarity and unity of the government and the people in facing all that threatens our nation's security and stability", he added.

Condemnation has continued to pour in from the international community after the attack -- the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December.

It was also the first inside a church in Syria since the country's civil war erupted in 2011, according to a monitor, in a country where security remains one of the new authorities' greatest challenges.

Since the new authorities took power, the international community has repeatedly urged the government to protect minorities and ensure their participation in Syria's transition, particularly after sectarian violence in recent months.