Canadian jailed in Algeria released after appeal reduces sentence
Raouf Farrah still hoping to get conviction for publishing secret information overturned
Source: haidagwaiiobserver.com
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Raouf Farrah still hoping to get conviction for publishing secret information overturned
A Canadian researcher whose criminal conviction in Algeria was criticized by human rights groups was released from prison Thursday after an appeal court reduced his sentence.
Raouf Farrah, a senior analyst at the Geneva-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, was jailed on Feb. 20 on charges of spreading secret information