A journalist detained on charges of terrorism and spreading false news
Sep 16, 2021
On September 12, police officers in the northern city of Tizi Ouzou arrested Mouloudj, a reporter for the local independent newspaper Liberté, according to a statement by his employer and news reports. Police also raided Mouloudj’s home earlier that day, according to those reports.
If convicted of spreading false news, Mouloudj could face up to five years in prison; he could face up to 10 years for harming national security, and membership in a terrorist group can be punished by the death penalty or life in prison, according to the Algerian penal code. The journalist is being held in Kolea Prison in Tipaza, outside the capital, Boukhlef said.
Wow, was he really spreading fake news or someone was triggers as they got exposed?
