Islamic law could deter child abduction scourge in Algeria, says Professor
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In a seminar on child abduction scourge, experts mentionned a need to tighten measures against kidnappers
During the seminar on “child abduction scourge†organised by Echorouk on 03.03.2008, all specialists said there was a need to tighten measures against people involved in children kidnapping, who often end up brutally killed. All said death penalty could be a solution to put an end to the phenomenon.
During the seminar on “child abduction scourge” organised by Echorouk on 03.03.2008, all specialists said there was a need to tighten measures against people involved in children kidnapping, who often end up brutally killed. All said death penalty could be a solution to put an end to the phenomenon.
Professor Yahia, Deputy Director at the Algerian Religious Affairs Ministry said special punishment in accordance with Islamic law could be the solution to deter the scourge.
Professor Yahia, Deputy Director at the Algerian Religious Affairs Ministry said special punishment in accordance with Islamic law could be the solution to deter the scourge.
The representative of the Police Department or National Security, Mrs. Khaira Messaoudene, Head of the Child Protection Department for the Judicial Police, stressed the need for coordination between the various sectors to face the issue. The police representative added that no exception should be implemented; pointing out the continuation of such social trauma.
The representative of the National Gendarmerie Lieutenant Samira Djelloul Benhadji for her part called parents to be more careful, and also invited citizens to engage in an anti-crime reporting campaign. But before all that, all participants aid parents needed to communicate with their children as many crimes have not been reported and taken in charge because children were afraid to tell their parents about what they endured.
The Seminar which was organised under the aegis of Echorouk daily newspaper aimed at communicating with the community on the rise of children abduction which reached high levels during the last two years.
Participants were all keen on diagnosing and distinguish between the phenomenon of kidnappings and that of children disappearances because of family problems. Many students do leave their homes also because they fail in their studies and afraid of their parents punishment. Specialists indicated in this regard that the latter were sufficient motives for children to be on the run. On the question on why do criminals kill their victims, psychologists who took part in the symposium said the criminals want to suppress all evidence of prior crimes they committed on the children, notably sexual ones. Very few of them kidnap children for ransom specialists said at the seminar.
Samira Djelloul Benhadj, a psychologist at the Police Department said at the end that parents were responsible for the protecting their children. Children who are kidnapped and killed are often victims first of lack of control and neglection of their parents.
