This punishment for those who disturb the Algerian elections… Details
The Algerian government has warned that any person or group of people found to be involved in damaging or removing the ballot box, disturbing the ballot or disturbing the voting process, during the legislative elections scheduled for June 12, will be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
According to a statement issued by the prime minister’s office, Minister of Justice Belkacem Zeghmati presented the legislative framework governing the electoral process and its provisions on “electoral crimes”, according to Mena.
The statement quoted Zeghmati as saying that the punishment he proposes is aimed at ensuring that the vote is protected against offensive actions, in order to disrupt the normal course of elections and free exercise of citizens’ right to vote.
Observers and analysts say the government threat is aimed mainly at the Kabyle area east of the capital, where a segment of the population has shown their determination to “thwart the wedding of power” – the elections they consider illegal and a movement of power to circumvent the Popular Movement’s demands for a radical regime change, according to local media.
The Amazigh-speaking tribal region had completely boycotted the referendum to amend the constitution on 1 November 2020, prior to the presidential elections on 12 December 2019, in addition to the 2002 parliamentary elections. Many polling stations were set on fire and ballot boxes were set on fire.
Several political parties have called for a boycott of Ishaq, the most important of which are the Socialist Forces Front, the Rally for Culture and Democracy and the Workers’ Party.
On the other hand, the parties participating in the elections, especially the Islamists who are in the competition strongly, demanded that the boycotts respect the citizens who want to vote.
