Algeria sentences ex-energy minister to 20 years in prison ...Kuwait

A former Algerian energy minister was sentenced in absentia Thursday to 20 years in prison for corruption, the latest ruling against a top ally of late president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, local media reported.Chakib Khelil headed the energy ministry of Africa's top gas exporter for a decade under Bouteflika, who stepped down in 2019 following mass protests against his 20-year rule.Algeria's judiciary has pursued various graft allegations against the 82-year-old since 2013, with another 20-year jail term already upheld last June for a separate case.The Sidi M'Hamed court in Algiers also issued on Thursday prison terms of between five and 10 years to former ministers Amar Ghou

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