Algeria's richest man held in jail in graft probe: state media

Algiers, Apr 23 (AFP) Algeria's richest man Issad Rebrab has been moved to jail on the public prosecutor's orders, state media reported Tuesday a day after his arrest as part of a corruption probe.

Rebrab, the chief executive of Algeria's biggest privately-owned conglomerate Cevital, was placed in detention overnight according to the APS news agency.