Algeria Moves to Impose Death Penalty for Setting Forest Fires After 12 Killed
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Following a wave of fires that killed 12 people, President Abdul Majid Tbun of Algeria directed the preparation of a draft law to establish the death penalty for arsonists.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune wants to resume the execution of the death penalty for arsonists. He announced this on Sunday during a meeting about the deadly wildfires that have ravaged eastern and northern Algeria.
The Algerian Head of State ordered "an amendment to the Criminal Code" before 15 September.
"We will reintroduce the death penalty for arsonists," he said.
While Algeria was hit by fires that killed at least 12 people, Abdelmadjid Tebboune stated that he wanted to put in place the application of the death penalty against arsonists. A shock statement that could cause a lot of ink to flow. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, whose country has been observing a moratorium on the death penalty since 1993, announced on Sunday that he wants to reinstate its application against arsonists, after the de…
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