Algeria Issues Its First Death Sentences in Drug Cases - Al-Shawq Gate
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The Criminal Court of the Algiers Court handed down the first death sentences, pursuant to Act 25-03 of 1 July 2025 on the prevention and punishment of the illicit use and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, reports the APS agency on Monday, 5 October.
The court sitting at the Algiers court handed down the first death sentences under the new legislation on the prevention and suppression of the illicit use and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. This decision marks a historic turning point in the fight against drugs and psychotropic substances. ... Read more
The Criminal Court of the Algiers Judicial Council sentenced nine accused in cases of trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances to death in the first such sentence, based on the amended Algerian anti-drug legislation. The Algiers Judicial Council stated in a statement that the sentences included three accused in the presence of six others in absentia, in cases involving trafficking in 113 kilograms of cocaine.
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