Algerian Muslims who convert to other religions can be sentenced to five years in prison
July 3, 2008 Freedom of Religion No CommentsAccording to Le Monde, on July 2nd, an Algerian court reduced the sentences of two Algerians found guilty of having converted to Christianity. Originally sentenced, in November 2007, to two years in prison and fines of 5,000 Euros, the two men now only face a suspended sentence of six months in prison and fines of 1,000 Euros for having converted from Islam to another religion. The case of an Algerian woman sentenced to three years in prison for converting to Christianity is still being appealed after her sentence was condemned in the Algerian press. According to a law passed in February 2006, Algerian Muslims who convert to other religions can be sentenced to five years in prison and the payment of fines from 5,000 to 10,000 Euros. No laws forbid the conversion of non-Muslims to Islam.