Macron seeks ‘mercy’ for jailed writer from Algerian leader

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune to show “mercy and humanity” towards a jailed French-Algerian writer, Boualem Sansal, the Elysee palace said in a statement. Macron made the plea during a “long, frank and friendly” phone call covering bilateral ties and “tensions that have accumulated over recent months,” it said.

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