Ex-Algerian PM jailed in sweeping anti-corruption campaign

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Former Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia has been imprisoned by a Supreme Court judge investigating corruption, taken in a police van to a prison on the outskirts of the capital.
Numerous journalists saw the van leave the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the prison of El Harrach after an hours-long appearance before the investigating judge. Video posted on Twitter by several Algerian sites showed crowds near the prison pounding on the van, escorted by police.
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