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Algeria Restores Death Penalty for Arson and Kidnapping
The Algerian People's National Assembly unanimously approved amendments to the Penal Code to reinstate the death penalty for a number of serious crimes, after its suspension since 1993. The new law includes imposing the death penalty on those who intentionally set fire to forests or fields, as well as for sabotage benefiting foreign parties, treason, organized crime, and crimes that threaten security, public order, and economic and environmental stability. It also enhances penalties for child kidnapping. However, the implementation of the sentence requires the completion of constitutional procedures, including approval from the Constitutional Court and the President of the Republic. This move comes as authorities tighten their stance against major crimes, especially those related to drugs and attacks on children, aiming to strengthen deterrence in the face of threats to security and stability, despite calls from human rights organizations not to expand the use of the death penalty.
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