The former CEO of the Algerian oil group, Sonatrach, Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour, was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison and a fine of one million dinars.
In the same trial, the Sidi M’Hamed court in Algiers also handed down prison sentences against family members of Ould Kaddour as well as other Sonatrach officials, local media report.
The public prosecutor at the criminal and economic pole of the court of Sidi M’hamed, had requested, on November 7, a sentence of 18 years in prison against the former CEO of Sonatrach Ould keddour, involved in a case of corruption linked to the acquisition of the Augusta refinery.
The main defendant, Ould Kaddour, was prosecuted, in particular, for concluding public contracts contrary to the regulations, squandering of public funds, abuse of office and influence peddling.
The vast investigations into corruption and nepotism launched after the resignation in April 2019 of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, under pressure from an unprecedented popular protest movement “Hirak”, have led to a series of trials that are still ongoing.
Several personalities and former political leaders, as well as powerful bosses, senior civil servants and senior army officers are tried in the context of these trials. They are prosecuted, in particular, for corruption and illicit enrichment.
With MAP