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The court in Sidi M hamed on Monday sought 18 months in jail for Setouane, who has been in custody since October 20.
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ALGIERS: Prosecutors in Algeria are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for a journalist on charges including defamation, a penalty Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has slammed as disproportionate .
The communications ministry has accused Abdelhakim Setouane, editor-in-chief of Arabic-language news site Essafir Broadcast, of defamation , invasion of privacy , journalistic blackmail and publishing malicious information .
The accusations stem from an article alleging the speaker of the lower house of parliament was having an extra-marital affair, the media rights group said Monday.