Algeria forest fires: President Abdelmadjid Tebboune seeks death penalty for arsonists
- The president ordered the justice ministry to introduce changes to the criminal law introducing capital punishment for arsonists.
- Capital punishment remains in the country's penal code for some offences, but no execution has been carried out since 1993.
- 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.
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- The president ordered the justice ministry to introduce changes to the criminal law introducing capital punishment for arsonists.
- Capital punishment remains in the country's penal code for some offences, but no execution has been carried out since 1993.
- 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.
Sources: BBC News