Law 26-13 of 12 October 2026 added capital punishment for deliberately setting fire to forests, woods or fields and for child abduction involving torture or sexual assault. It did not change the drug law, but it was published amid a government push to resume executions, after the 2025 drug law had already broadened capital drug offences. Algeria has not carried out an execution since 1993, though courts have continued to impose death sentences.[1][2][3]
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References
- Algerian Official Gazette 72, 13 October 2026 — Law 26-13 of 12 October 2026Printed pp. 4–5: Articles 2–7
- Amnesty International — Algeria: Threats to resume executions after 30 years (15 September 2026)No executions since 1993; July 2025 drug-law expansion
- TSA — Algérie: l'exécution de la peine de mort officiellement en vigueur (13 October 2026)Publication of Law 26-13 and the government's execution plans
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