Algeria Presents Law Reinstating Death Penalty for Arson and Child Abduction
The penal code revision project, presented by the Justice Minister to Parliament, is already drawing objections from several civil rights organizations.
The Algerian government on Monday (September 21st) presented a draft law revising the Penal Code, which includes the reinstatement of the death penalty for arson and child abduction.
The text was detailed by the Minister of Justice, Lotfi Boudjemaâ, before the Committee on Legal and Administrative Affairs, Freedoms and Human Rights of the National People's Assembly.
According to the information available, the minister had been instructed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to quickly propose amendments to the Penal Code, in a context marked by growing concern about certain serious crimes targeting children and involving arson.
The presentation of the bill immediately provoked reactions from several associations, which oppose the text, without the full details of their criticisms having yet been publicly specified.
The bill must now follow the usual legislative process before the Algerian Parliament before potentially being adopted and implemented.
Sources
- L’Algérie présente sa loi réinstaurant la peine de mort contre les incendies volontaires et les enlèvements d’enfants — RFI — Français
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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