ALGIERS- The criminal pole specialized in financial and economic crimes at Sidi M'hamed Court of Algiers on Monday sentenced the former chief of staff of the prime ministry, Mustapha Karim Rahiel, to three years in prison with a fine of DZD 500,000 while the former Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal was acquitted, in cases relating to corruption in the province of Bejaia (263-km east of Algiers).