Algerian lawmaker jailed for helping his son cheat during a math exam
The judiciary has ordered the imprisonment of a deputy in the Algerian parliament after he tried to help his daughter cheat in the intermediate education certificate exams that took place last week, according to a statement issued, Friday, by the Valley Court in the southeast of the country.
According to the statement carried by the media, the investigative judge of the Valley Court (650 km southeast of Algiers) “ordered the temporary detention of MP A.A. and the commander of the National Gendarmerie Division” on charges of “attempting to leak topics and answers to the intermediate education certificate exam” and “abusing the position.” and "inciting employees to abuse influence."
This is related to the attempt by MP Abdel Nasser Arjoun from the National Liberation Front to send a paper containing the answer to the mathematics exam to his candidate daughter.
The deputy commissioned the National Gendarmerie commander in charge of securing protection at the examination center to deliver the answer sheet to his daughter, but the professor responsible for guarding the exam noticed this and filed a complaint against the deputy and the gendarmerie.
According to the constitution, an MP enjoys immunity only in actions related to his parliamentary activity.
Immunity is automatically forfeited in case of flagrante delicto.
Examinations for the Intermediate Education Certificate took place between June 6 and 8, and success in them is necessary to enter secondary education.
And on Thursday, a teacher was imprisoned in the state of Biskra (southeast) after publishing questions in the natural sciences through her phone.
The Chlef Court (Western) also sentenced a girl to 18 months in prison for helping a student cheat in the French language, while another girl is awaiting trial after she was caught helping a female candidate by phone.
Since 2020, the government has tightened penalties for cheating in intermediate education certificate or baccalaureate exams (high school) up to three years in prison.
The penalty may be up to 15 years in case of causing the exam to be canceled and repeated.
In addition to the severe penalties, the authorities have cut off the Internet at the time of the baccalaureate exams, especially since 2016, which witnessed great cheating through social media.
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