ALGERIA: Former Minister Jailed.

Two other Bouteflika-era ministers had jail terms on corruption allegations upheld on appeal on June 28th: Djamel Ould Abbes for six years and Said Berkat for four, the news agency said. B More high profile Bouteflika era figures are called to account. b An Algerian appeals court on June 28th upheld a 20-year prison sentence for corruption against Chakib Khelil, who held the energy portfolio for a decade, the I APS i news agency reported. The court also fined him Dinars 2m (about $13,600) and upheld prison sentences of five and six years respectively against Mohamed Meziane, ex-head of state oil and gas giant Sonatrach, and his deputy Abdelhafidh Feghouli. [Extracted from the article]