Macron Urges 'mercy' For Jailed Writer Sansal In Call With Algeria's Tebboune

macron urges mercy for jailed writer sansal in call with algerias tebboune

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a "gesture of mercy and humanity" towards jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in a phone call with his Algerian counterpartAbdelmadjid Tebboune. The author was sentenced to five years in prison last week in a case that has damaged already-strained ties between France and its former colony.