Algeria's richest man Issad Rebrab walked free on time served early Wednesday after a court sentenced him to six months for tax, banking and customs offences.
Prosecutors had sought a one-year
prison sentence for the 74-year-old head of Algeria's biggest privately owned conglomerate Cevital, who was one of several tycoons arrested in April as part of a sweeping corruption investigation.
The probe followed the resignation of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika after weeks of mass
protests against his 20-year rule.