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Algeria to keep death penalty
[Maghrebia] Algeria on Tuesday (June 9th) rejected a proposed penal code amendment to abolish the death penalty, AP reported. "The fight against terrorism renders it necessary to maintain the death penalty," wrote Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia in the government response to a RCD party chief Ali Brahimi's proposal. The abolition of the death penalty could be interpreted by criminals and terrorists as a "lack of firmness and an admission of powerlessness by public authorities", Ouyahia added.Posted by: Fred 2009-06-11 |
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