Algeria president seeks death penalty for arsonists after deadly forest fires
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said he wants to reinstate the death penalty for arsonists, following a wave of forest fires that have killed at least 12 people.
Algerian civil authorities were on Sunday afternoon still battling to battle some of the fires, with the Algerian Press Service noting that 18 out 19 fires that had broken out in the previous 24 hours had been extinguishedThe Algerian president ordered that compensation be paid to the families who have been affected, as well as repairs to damaged homes and essential services.
The president ordered the justice ministry to introduce changes to the criminal law introducing capital punishment for arsonists.
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