FOREST ARSON, CHILD KIDNAPPING NOW PUNISHABLE BY DEATH IN ALGERIA
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Penal code amendments also bar mitigating circumstances for offenders covered by new provisions
FOREST ARSON, CHILD KIDNAPPING NOW PUNISHABLE BY DEATH IN ALGERIA
Thu 15 October 2026: New provisions prescribing the death penalty for crimes involving forest arson and child kidnapping have taken effect in Algeria under amendments to the penal code, the Algerian Press Service reported Wednesday. The amendments, approved by both houses of parliament last week, were published in the Official Gazette, it said. Under the […]
In Algeria, amendments to the Penal Code have been published in the Official Gazette and have entered into force. The death penalty has been introduced for crimes such as arson and child abduction, and those convicted of these crimes will no longer be eligible for discretionary sentence reductions.
The Criminal Code Act was published in Official Gazette No. 72, reinstating the execution of the death penalty against the perpetrators of crimes of voluntary burning and abduction of children. Law 26-13 of 12 October 2026 amending and supplementing Ordinance 66-156 of 8 June 1966 on the Criminal Code provides for the application of the penalty [...]
Algeria - After extensive debate, the law amending and supplementing the Penal Code, which extends the application of the death penalty in Algeria to crimes of abduction of children and arson in specific cases, became effective, following its promulgation in the last issue of the Official Gazette. The entry into force of the law follows parliamentary and political debates that accompanied its legislative course, between parties that supported [.…
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