Rabah Madjer: Former Algeria coach and player given jail sentence
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- 05 Aug 2022
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Former Algeria international and coach Rabah Madjer has been sentenced to six months in prison for making "false declarations" regarding financial transactions.
The 63-year-old was found guilty by an Algerian court of continuing to bank cheques from a public advertising agency for a year after two newspapers which he owned had closed down.
Despite charges of forgery and fraud being dropped Madjer and a co-defendant, named as Brahim M, were jailed and ordered to pay 500,000 dinars ($3,435) to the national publishing and advertising agency (ANEP).
Madjer, who scored to help Porto beat Bayern Munich in the 1987 European Cup final, has denied any wrongdoing and says he will appeal against the ruling.
"All I can tell you is that I had nothing to do with this case. Neither near nor far. I am innocent," he told the AFP news agency. Read More...
