Algeria
The former French civil servants who helped secure Boualem Sansal's release

Left: Former minister Matthias Fekl, in Paris on 24 February 2024. Right: Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, in Berlin on 6 May 2012.
Left: Former minister Matthias Fekl, in Paris on 24 February 2024. Right: Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, in Berlin on 6 May 2012. © J.-C. Tardivon/MaxPPP//Robert Kluba/Réa
Although Berlin obtained the release of the Algerian-French writer from Algiers, the behind-the-scenes actions of a former minister and a high-ranking French diplomat played a part with the German presidency. [...]
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