He had gone there upon hearing that he was suspected of arson, at the height of blazes which killed at least 90 people nationwide.The court in Dar El Beida on Thursday "sentenced 49 people to execution over (Ben Ismail's) murder and mutilation of his body," the APS news agency reported.Videos posted online at the time showed a crowd surrounding a police van and beating a man inside it, then dragging him out and setting him on fire, with some taking selfies.The victim's father, Noureddine Ben Ismail, was widely praised for calling for calm and "brotherhood" among Algerians despite his son's murder.The fires were spurred by a blistering heatwave, but authorities also blamed arsonists and "criminals" for the outbreaks."