France – France Info, February 23, 2025
Imprisoned in Algeria since mid-November, the Franco-Algerian writer has decided to take this action to denounce “the pressures exerted on him.”
Boualem Sansal began a hunger strike, confirmed his lawyer François Zimeray on Saturday, February 22, to Franceinfo. Imprisoned in Algeria since mid-November, the writer decided to take this action to denounce “the pressures exerted on him” last week, his lawyer emphasized.
According to the newspaper Marianne, the Algerian government sent emissaries to Boualem Sansal to pressure him to change legal counsel and encourage him to choose “another French lawyer who is not Jewish.” François Zimeray confirmed this information, adding that his client “became angry and decided on this hunger strike.” Boualem Sansal is 80 years old and suffering from cancer. “The treatment protocol has been interrupted,” his lawyer also stated.
