{"id":20670,"date":"2025-11-13T20:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=20670"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:13:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:13:47","slug":"german-president-expresses-gratitude-to-tebboune-for-clemency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=20670","title":{"rendered":"German President Expresses Gratitude to Tebboune for Clemency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers, Algeria<\/strong> \u2013 The President of the Federal Republic of Germany has conveyed his gratitude to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune for what he described as a significant humanitarian gesture. The expression of thanks follows the reported granting of clemency to Algerian author Boualem Sansal.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released earlier today, the German President stated, &#8220;I am pleased by President Tebboune&#8217;s response to my request regarding Boualem Sansal. Mr. Sansal has a dedicated readership and many friends in Germany, and his situation was a matter of considerable concern for us. It is a positive development that he is now free.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The President continued, &#8220;I thank my Algerian counterpart, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, for this important humanitarian gesture. <em>It also underscores the quality of relations and the level of trust between Germany and Algeria.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>The case of Boualem Sansal has drawn international attention, and this act of clemency is likely to be viewed as a positive step in fostering stronger diplomatic ties between the two nations. The German President&#8217;s remarks highlight the importance of cultural exchange and the role of literature in building bridges between different societies.<\/p>\n<p>The specific details surrounding the clemency, including any conditions that may apply, have not been officially released by Algerian authorities. However, the German President&#8217;s statement suggests a direct appeal was made to President Tebboune, emphasizing the significance of the case to Germany.<\/p>\n<p>This development is expected to further strengthen the already existing strong relationship between Algeria and Germany, paving the way for continued cooperation on various fronts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers, Algeria \u2013 The President of the Federal Republic of Germany has conveyed his gratitude to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune for what he described as a significant humanitarian gesture. The expression of thanks follows the reported granting of clemency to Algerian au&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20670"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20672,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20670\/revisions\/20672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}