President Abdelmadjid Tebboune chaired a high-level meeting on August 30 to address the aftermath of recent wildfires that affected several wilayas across central and eastern Algeria. During the session, President Tebboune announced a comprehensive package of immediate measures designed to support affected citizens and restore normalcy. These directives include full compensation for material losses, rapid restoration of essential services, and severe penalties for individuals involved in deliberate arson.<\/p>\n
The President mandated 100% compensation for all material losses incurred by affected households, encompassing livestock, homes, furniture, and household appliances. Commissions are to be established to assess these losses, ensuring immediate payment. Furthermore, essential public services, including electricity, drinking water, and telecommunications, must be fully restored within one week. The Minister of Housing was tasked with coordinating the rehabilitation of damaged homes and structures, with specific deadlines guaranteed for owners to facilitate a swift return to normal life.<\/p>\n
On the judicial front, President Tebboune instructed the Minister of Justice to prepare an amendment to the Penal Code by September 15, introducing the death penalty for anyone found guilty of deliberately setting forest fires. The President emphasized that this penalty would be effectively executed following the exhaustion of all legal appeals. Initial arrests of individuals suspected of involvement in the fires have been made, and investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
President Tebboune further directed wilaya governors to transmit all relevant information and evidence to security services to aid in these inquiries, noting observations of multiple simultaneous fire outbreaks that raise questions about their origin. The President underscored Algeria's resilience against attempts to destabilize the nation, affirming that these robust measures demonstrate the state's unwavering commitment to its citizens' security and well-being. These announcements follow the successful containment of all wildfires by Civil Protection services between August 26 and August 30 in the affected regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced comprehensive measures following recent wildfires, including 100% compensation for all material losses, emergency reconstruction within one week, and the establishment of the death penalty for arsonists by September 15. Initial arrests related to the fires have also been made as investigations continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/70212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}