JAKARTA - The Algerian court sentenced historian Mohamed Amine Belghit to five years in prison on Thursday 3 July.
The historian was found guilty on charges of offending national symbols in the aftermath of questioning the existence of Amazigh's native culture.
Quoting Arab News, Thursday July 3, this case stems from Belghit's statement in a recent interview session. Belghit said "Amazigh's language is an ideological project from Franco-Zionist," he asserted "there is no such thing as Amazigh culture."
The historian's words sparked outrage in the North African country.
He was later arrested on May 3, 2025 on charges of "crimes undermining national unity" by targeting "symbols of the nation and republic" and "spreading hate speech."
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In an upload on Facebook belonging to Belfit's lawyer, Toufik Hichour, it was stated that the sentence his client received was lower than the demands of the public prosecutor for seven years in prison and a fine of 700,000 dinars or 5,400 US dollars.
Algeria is known to designate Tamazight as the language of the Amazigh people, also known as Berber. The determination was made in 2016.
Furthermore, the Algerian Government celebrated the New Year of Berber, Yennayer, as a national holiday in 2017.
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