President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has signed Law No. 22 of 2022 amending some provisions of Law No. 82 of 2016 on combating illegal migration and the smuggling of migrants.
Under the amendments, tougher penalties shall be imposed on whoever commits, initiates, or mediates in the crime of smuggling migrants. The law was published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday.
On Feb.23, the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee at the Egyptian Parliament has approved
a draft law submitted by the government to amend some provisions of the Law on Combating Illegal Immigration and Smuggling of Migrants promulgated by Law No. (82) of 2016.
This legislation comes within the framework of the state's strategy towards providing legislative solutions to combat acts that do not comply with the laws in the face of this crime.
Among what was stated in the draft law was the provision that the texts of Articles No. (6), (7), (8), and (15 - the first and second paragraphs) of the Law on Combating Illegal Immigration and Smuggling of Migrants promulgated by Law No. (82) should be replaced.
Source: Egypt Today
