Kamel Daoud and his wife sentenced in absentia to 5 years in prison in Algeria

An Algerian court sentenced writer Kamel Daoud to five years in prison in absentia for the novel "Huryska". His wife Aïcha Dahdouh received the same sentence. Both must also pay a fine of 300,000 Algerian dinars (approximately 8,700 PLN). This is another verdict against Daoud in this case — he has been sentenced in absentia by Algerian courts before.