Algerian lawmakers pass a bill restoring the death penalty for arson
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Algerian lawmakers have passed a bill reintroducing the death penalty for arson after deadly wildfires this summer
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Algerian lawmakers adopted on Thursday a law imposing the death penalty on convicted forest arsonists, after deadly wildfires ripped through swathes of the country in recent weeks. The official death toll from the blazes, which swept through the country's northeast during the summer, was 12 people, …
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune wants a return to executions after another summer of devastating wild fires, but rights groups say the amendment passed by parliament is problematic.
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