any legal action against the security services, including the DRS, while proposing penalties for anyone who dares accuse those amnestied of crimes. Furthermore, the families of victims and their organizations continue to demand information on the fate of the missing and to insist that "justice" must precede reconciliation. Many still fear the return of terrorists to their communities. Finally, the largest radical Islamist group still active – the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), which is estimated to consist of a few hundred members and is allied with Al-Qaeda – has totally rejected the Charter and has called for a continuation of their "jihad" against the regime. Effects Ali Belhadj, former #2 of the FIS was released, as well as Abdelhak Layada, one of the founder of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), in March 2006. According to Libération, more than 300 Islamists have been recently released after the new law on "national reconciliation", and several hundreds more are expected to be freed soon. See also Algerian Civil War Islamic Salvation Front / Front Islamique du Salut (FIS) Mourad Ikhlef, amnestied References External links CNN.com Magharebia The News & Views of the Maghreb Politics of Algeria Algerian Civil War