Death Penalty News

The president has raised the possibility that some of the fires may have been criminally set and ordered authorities to investigate their causes and identify those responsible. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered amendments to the country’s penal code to allow the death penalty to be carried out against people convicted of deliberately setting forest fires, after a wave of devastating blazes killed 12 people and caused extensive damage across the country.

State news agency said at least 24 people were executed in Syria on Wednesday, where the death penalty remains legal The Syrian government executed dozens of people on Wednesday for deliberately starting wildfires that ravaged parts of the country last year. A statement from Syria's justice ministry said those executed were charged with "committing terrorist acts that led to the death and damage to state infrastructure and public and private property through the use of flammable material". Sana state media agency said at least 24 people were executed in Syria on Wednesday, where the death penalty remains legal. Meanwhile, 11 others were sentenced to hard labour for life, four to temporary penal labour, and five minors were handed prison sentences ranging from 10 to 20 years over similar charges.  Their identities were not disclosed, and no details were provided on where and how the executions took place.  Rising temperatures Several Middle East countries, including Syria,...