 Two witnesses reported seeing Boulemia shoot Hachani, although one was reported to have previously claimed to have seen a man named Abdelaoui, with a quite different physical appearance, shoot Hachani.He was sentenced to death again on August 1, 2004 for taking part in the Bentalha massacre, where more than 200 villagers were killed by armed guerrillas.He was released from Serkadji prison on March 10, 2006 ("Liberté" 11 March 2006), shortly after the Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation came into force.