Algeria: Xukunka Gaarka ah ee La Xukumo Qofka Qalalaasaha Qorraxda ah ee Dabka
Jumhuuriyadda Algeria waxay ku guuleysatay inay qabato sharci cusub oo ku xukuma xukunka gaarka ah qofka la xukumo inuu qalalaasaha qorraxda ah ee dabka ku qabto meelaha qorraxda ah ama dhulka, kadib markii dhibaatooyin culus oo dabka ah ay ka dhaceen waddanka.
Sharciga cusub iyo xukunka gaarka ah
Aqalka sare ee guddiga waddanka ayaa maanta ku meel gaar ah u qabtay sharci cusub oo ku xukuma xukunka gaarka ah qofka la xukumo inuu qalalaasaha qorraxda ah ee dabka ku qabto meelaha qorraxda ah ama dhulka, kadib markii dhibaatooyin culus oo dabka ah ay ka dhaceen waddanka.
Waxaa sidoo kale la xukumay xukunka gaarka ah qofka la xukumo inuu qalalaasaha qorraxda ah ee dabka ku qabto meelaha qorraxda ah ama dhulka, kadib markii dhibaatooyin culus oo dabka ah ay ka dhaceen waddanka.
Dhibaatada dabka iyo geerida dadka
Rasaasta dhabta ah ee dabka ah waxay ku kooban tahay 12 qof, laakiin warbaahinta madaxbannaan waxay sheegayaan in tiradu ay ka badan tahay 200 qof, iyadoo xafiiska wararka madaxbannaan ee Twala uu sheegay inuu ku guuleystay inuu helo magacyada dadka geeriyooday.
Madaxweynaha Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, wuxuu amray wasaaradda adkeynta inay qabato sharci cusub oo ku xukuma xukunka gaarka ah qofka la xukumo inuu qalalaasaha qorraxda ah ee dabka ku qabto meelaha qorraxda ah ama dhulka, kadib markii dhibaatooyin culus oo dabka ah ay ka dhaceen waddanka.
Jawaabta rasmiga ah iyo xaaladda hadda jirta
Wasiirka adkeynta, Lotfi Boudjemaa, wuxuu sheegay in xukunka gaarka ah uu yahay jawaabta rasmiga ah ee la xukumo qofka la xukumo inuu qalalaasaha qorraxda ah ee dabka ku qabto meelaha qorraxda ah ama dhulka, kadib markii dhibaatooyin culus oo dabka ah ay ka dhaceen waddanka.
Sharciga cusub wuxuu ku xukumayaa xukunka gaarka ah qofka la xukumo inuu qalalaasaha qorraxda ah ee dabka ku qabto meelaha qorraxda ah ama dhulka, kadib markii dhibaatooyin culus oo dabka ah ay ka dhaceen waddanka.
Algeria's parliament has approved a law making arson a capital offence, following a devastating wave of wildfires that killed at least 12 people and scorched more than 100 fires across the country's north-east during an intense heatwave.
Parliament Votes Through Death Penalty Bill
Members of the national assembly voted through the bill on Thursday, which also made child abduction a capital offence. Capital punishment has been in the country's penal code for some offences, but no execution has been carried out since 1993.
Under the new law, anyone convicted of deliberately setting fire to forests, woods or fields could face execution. The death penalty has also been extended to child kidnappings that involve torture, sexual assault or mutilation.
President Orders Legal Changes After Crisis
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the justice ministry to introduce the changes to the criminal law after more than 100 fires in the north-east of the country during an intense heatwave in northern Africa.
Justice Minister Lotfi Boudjemaa told parliament: 'The adoption of the death penalty for these acts is the appropriate legal response to curb these crimes.' The tougher penalties were justified because arson had reached 'the level of organised crime', with investigations suggesting links to 'foreign parties', Boudjemaa said.
Death Toll Disputed; Climate Change Cited
The official death toll from the blazes stands at 12, but independent news outlets believe the figure to be much higher. Investigative journalist Nozha Khelalef has been gathering the names of those believed to have died in the fires from death notices posted by families and information shared by some local authorities.
Her tally, listed on the independent news website Twala, puts the death toll at 200. While Algeria regularly experiences forest fires in the summer, climate change has exacerbated the intensity and severity of recent wildfires in the country.
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Sawir: BBC Africa Xigasho
