French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal pardoned and to be released from prison

Eighty-one year-old who is suffering from prostate cancer can now be transferred to Germany for medical treatment

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been pardoned and is to be released from prison, the Algerian presidential office said in a statement on Wednesday.

The move, which will mean Sansal can be transferred to Germany for medical treatment, comes after German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Algeria to free Sansal.

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