00:00Algeria's President Abdelmajid Tebbun has ordered the introduction of the death penalty for deliberately setting forest fires after a recent
00:08wave of wildfire killed 12 people.
00:11Tebbun instructed the Justice Minister to submit an amendment to the penal code by September 15th, allowing capital punishment for
00:18anyone convicted of intentionally setting forested areas ablaze.
00:23The sentence would only be carried out after all appeals have been exhausted.
00:27Algeria has maintained a de facto moratorium on execution since 1993, although the death penalty remains in the criminal code
00:36for several offenses.
00:37Tebbun also ordered authorities to investigate how the fires started, noting that several blazes appear to have broken out around
00:45the same time.
00:46The president ordered immediate compensation for affected families and called for electricity, gas, water and telecommunication services in fire heat
00:56areas to be restored by next Saturday.
00:59He also instructed construction companies to repair damaged homes, saying normal life in the affected communities should resume within one
01:07week.
01:08Medicalثر is an amendment to the following.
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