New legal procedures in Algeria law

Algerian government gave the go-ahead on Sunday to judicial authorities to replace final sentences against prisoners by works for the public interest.

• The new procedure which was published in the Official Journal stipulates the imprisonment period without salary as 40 to 600 hours in conformity with specified conditions.
• Minors will work for at least 20 hours but not more than 300 hours. Prisoners are free to choose this procedure or jot, according to the Journal.
• The new texts in the amended legal law stipulate stringent sanctions on the phenomenon of using children for begging using which has spread in the Algerian society in unprecedented way.
• The accused would be sentenced to 10 years prison with a 100 million centimes fine. Those sanctions are enforceable on anyone who transport, shelter or receive persons by force.
• Judges can now sentence illegal immigrants to six months prison with 60,000 DZ fine. This sentence touches foreigners who enter Algeria illegally using fake documents.
• The new law deals with human organs trade by issuing a prison sentence of 10 years and 100 million centimes fine on anyone who obtains an organ from a person in return for money or any other benefit.