Jean-Marc HAEDRICH / VISUAL Press Agency
Maghreb music star Cheb Mami has had his appeal for parole rejected, his lawyer said Tuesday. Mami was sentenced to five years in prison in July 2009 for attempting to induce his girlfriend's abortion by force.
Mami had submitted a request for parental parole to see his two-year-old son, who was born while the singer was in hiding in Algeria. The judge in Melun rejected the request because the son is not in France, but in Algeria.
In August 2005, Mami's then-girlfriend Camille [this is incorrect, his girlfriend is named Isabelle Simon- TS] was forced to a villa in Algeria after telling Mami that she was pregnant. She was then drugged by two women and a man who tried to force her to abort the child. Camille subsequently gave birth to a healthy girl, who is now four.
The prosecutor said the star will be eligible for parole at the end of February.
Another report I read said Mami plans to appeal the ruling.
My previous post on Mami's conviction is here.
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