Life in jail for using or digging illegal border tunnels: Egypt

‘Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has issued a decree, rendering the digging or using of illegal border tunnels punishable by life term.

“Anyone who digs or prepares or uses a road, a passage, or an underground tunnel in the country’s border areas with the purpose of connecting with a foreign entity or state, its citizens or residents… will face life in prison,” said the presidential decree published in the official gazette on Sunday.

According to the decree, those who are aware of such tunnels and refrain from informing authorities also face life in prison, which in Egypt amounts to 25 years behind bars.’

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