Ali Dilem Found Guilty and Fined
Cartoonist Ali Dilem received the middle of three punishments in Algerian court yesterday, being found guilty and fined close to $1000 USD. A fellow journalist up on charges was exonerated but has to pay fees, while another was jailed. At issue were libel charges filed on behalf of Algerian President Abdelazi Bouteflika. Dilem faced a year in jail in addition to fines.
