This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press-Abdel Latif Baraka
An Algerian court has sentenced a Moroccan child to five years in prison, following proceedings lacking the most basic elements of a fair trial. The girl’s mother confirmed that her daughter had traveled illegally to Algeria at the invitation of some of her friends, where she was arrested by the Algerian security services, who brought her to court without taking into account of her age or appoint a lawyer to defend her.
For her part, the child’s mother threatened to use international organizations to put pressure on the Algerian authorities so that they release her daughter. Thus, the Algerian justice, in turn, instead of being independent in its decision, has submitted to the tendencies of the elders, even with regard to the rights of children.
