Cameras in public places are not unconstitutional: lawyers say

Several lawyers and legislators have overtely expressd their worries over the the setting up of camera surveillance in public places across the capital city Algiers, cxonsidering it as braech to the right of privacy guranteed in the Algerian constitution.

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• Several  lawyers  and legislators have overtly expressed their worries  over the setting up of  camera surveillance in public places across the capital city Algiers, considering it as breach to the right of privacy guaranteed in the Algerian constitution.
• The professor Khaled Berghal has indicated that” cameras in public places are commonly used in various countries across the globe including the most democratic ones  as a long as they are used to safeguard  private and public properties  as well as regulating the traffic”.
• The chairman of the Algerian Human Rights League, professor Boudjemaa Guechir has for his part indicated “ I don’t  think that the move is unconstitutional because the cameras are set up in public places  and their presence will force the individuals to behave according to the moral standards”.
• However, numerous professionals operating in video surveillance sector have vehemently criticized what they labelled as “ Political and finance mafia” on account of their hegemony forcing some 1500 companies to stop their activities, increasing  thus, unemployment.
• Experts have estimated the gross total turnover of this industry at no less than $ 2.5 billion at the beginning forecasting an increase to tens of billions in the upcoming few years especially after the decision made by the authorities to supply the 48 provinces across the country with these cameras, in addition to the east-west highway and oil fields.
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