NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Mauritania has set up a special court to handle issues related to terrorism and state security, China's Xinhua news agency reported Thursday.
The supreme council of judges met on Wednesday in the capital Nouakchott to make the decision under the chairmanship of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, the government announced.
The court will have its operations run from the public prosecutor's office in Nouakchott.
Justice Mohamed Bouya Ould Nah was appointed as the head of the court. He resigned from his functions as a judge to demand for judicial reforms under the transition government in 2005.
The Mauritanian government being confronted with terrorism is carrying out a number of reforms on public institutions to ensure the independence of the justice system and media.
The reforms were part of the campaign manifesto of Ould Abdel Aziz, who was elected to the top position this year. They are also demanded by the West for democracy and good governance.
A new draft law was recently voted for to intensify the country's fighting against terrorism.
-- BERNAMA
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