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Tebboune Orders Death Penalty for Intentional Forest Fires

8/31/2026

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President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the death penalty for anyone who intentionally starts forest fires.
He set a September 15 deadline for the justice ministry to amend the penal code.
The wildfires killed 12 people, displaced thousands, and burned over 100 fires in northeast Algeria.
Tebboune ordered compensation for families and restoration of electricity, gas, water and telecom networks by next Saturday.

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President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the death penalty for anyone who intentionally starts forest fires.
He set a September 15 deadline for the justice ministry to amend the penal code.
The wildfires killed 12 people, displaced thousands, and burned over 100 fires in northeast Algeria.
Tebboune ordered compensation for families and restoration of electricity, gas, water and telecom networks by next Saturday.