A boat captain's sentence is reduced to five years in prison after aggravating circumstances were doubled.

The High Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) has reduced the prison sentence of a boat captain from six to five years. The individual was convicted for piloting a vessel carrying 16 migrants from the coast of Algeria. The court's decision was based on the finding that a double valuation of aggravating factors had occurred during the initial sentencing process.

In a separate regional development, the governments of Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria have issued a joint call for Libya to conduct national elections. This diplomatic initiative aims to unify Libyan institutions and resolve the administrative division and political crisis that has persisted in the country for over a decade.