An Algiers court on Sunday sentenced an opposition figure to two years behind bars on charges including insulting the president, a prisoners rights group said.<\/p>\n
Fethi Ghares, coordinator of the small leftist Democratic and Social Movement party, was arrested in late June and his house was searched.<\/p>\n
The 47-year-old was sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of 200,000 dinars (over $1,400), the CNLD rights group said.<\/p>\n
Ghares was prosecuted over charges including harming the person of the president of the republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and spreading information that could harm national unity and public order, it added.<\/p>\n
He is expected to appeal.<\/p>\n
A figure from Algerias secular leftist opposition, Ghares in 2019 joined the pro-democracy Hirak movement mass protests that swept veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power.<\/p>\n
The long-running movement still demands the overhaul of Algerias political system.<\/p>\n
More than 200 people are currently behind bars in relation to the Hirak, according to the CNLD.<\/p>\n
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