Capital punishment in Algeria
Algeria's execution methods are the firing squad and shooting. The death penalty remains on the statute books as a legal punishment for a variety of offenses including treason; espionage; aggravated murder; castration resulting in death; arson (or destruction using explosive devices) of buildings, vehicles or harvests resulting in death; intentional destruction of military equipment resulting in death; attempts to change the regime or actions aimed at incitement; destruction of territory; sabotage to public and economic utilities; massacres and slaughters; participation in armed bands or in insurrectionary movements; counterfeiting; terrorism; acts of torture or cruelty; kidnapping; aggravated theft; some military offences; poisoning; attempting a death-eligible offense; and some cases of recidivism and perjury leading to a death sentence pronounced.[3]
Algeria voted in favor of all eight
References
- ^ "The death penalty in the Middle East and North Africa" (PDF). Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ "Algeria's laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "The Death Penalty in Algeria". Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "UN RESOLUTION FOR A UNIVERSAL MORATORIUM ON THE USE OF THE DEATH PENALTY" (PDF). Expm.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
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