French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal poses after being awarded a literary prize awarded by the Academie Francaise for an individual novel, at the Academie Francaise in Paris, October 29, 2015. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal is expected to remain in Berlin until at least the beginning of next week, a source with knowledge of his case told Agence France-Presse on Friday, November 14. Sansal, 81, arrived for medical treatment in Germany on Wednesday after Algeria agreed to a German request that he be pardoned and released on humanitarian grounds.
The source described Sansal as "euphoric" over his pardon and release and said he was "well considering the circumstances." He had been given a five-year jail term in March on charges of undermining Algeria's territorial integrity over remarks he made in the French media.
According to his family, Sansal has prostate cancer. He was taken to Berlin's military hospital immediately after landing in Germany on Wednesday evening.
Subscribers only
