Algeria to Enforce Death Penalty for Child Abusers: State Media

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Algeria to Enforce Death Penalty for Child Abusers: State Media

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered amendments to the Penal Code to enforce the death penalty for individuals who abduct and severely abuse minors, the Council of Ministers said in a statement following a meeting on Sunday.

The High Security Council, chaired by the president, had earlier pushed for restoring the death penalty for arsonists convicted of starting forest fires.

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