Thirty-eight people were sentenced to death in Algeria on Monday for their role in the 2021 killing of Djamel Bensmail. He had been falsely accused of starting deadly forest fires in the north-eastern Kabylie region when in fact he had volunteered to fight them. After the images went viral, often shared with the hashtag #JusticePourDjamelBenIsmail, the people who took the selfies tried to cover their tracks. "The victim's father said from the outset that he had confidence in Algerian justice, in the justice of our country. The death sentences for the 38 will be commuted to life in prison as Algeria has a moratorium on capital punishment.
