Africa Corruption

Prosecutors seek year in jail for Algeria’s richest man

Prosecutors seek year in jail for Algeria’s richest man

Algerian prosecutors on Tuesday sought a one-year prison sentence for the country’s richest man Issad Rebrab who went on trial accused of tax, banking and customs offences. The 74-year-old, who heads Algeria’s biggest privately-owned conglomerate Cevital, was one of several tycoons arrested in April as part of a corruption investigation. The probe followed the resignation […]