Algeria: 30 years in prison sought for the three former FAF presidents

Prosecutors sought 10 years in prison for each of the Algerian Football Federation’s three former presidents: Kheïreddine Zetchi, Charaf-Eddine Amara and Djahid Zefizef. The requests were made on October 15 at the Sidi M’Hamed court in Algiers during the trial of 19 people accused of alleged financial irregularities at the federation. Prosecutors also sought prison terms of five to seven years for other officials, while the Treasury’s legal representative is claiming 90 billion centimes in damages. The requests are not a verdict, and the defendants remain presumed innocent.