Raouf Farrah faces charges he published secret information and accepted money to commit offences against public order
A trial date has been set for a Canadian researcher detained in Algeria on charges he published secret information and accepted money to commit offences against public order.
Raouf Farrah, who was born in Algeria but came to Canada as a teenager, is scheduled to stand trial Aug. 8 in the city of Constantine.Human Rights Watch says the arrest of Farrah, a senior analyst with the Geneva-based Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, is part of a larger crackdown on supporters of democracy in Algeria.
Farrah’s father, Sebti Farrah, was arrested with his son on the same charges but was released on bail.This content appears as provided to The Globe by the originating wire service. It has not been edited by Globe staff.
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