Burkina wants to reinstate death penalty: government source

Guardian | 10-11-2024 10:40am |

Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the West African country abolished it in 2018, a government source told AFP on Saturday. The latest execution in Burkina Faso was in 1988, according to Amnesty International. Reintroducing capital punishment to the penal code "is being considered. It's up to the government to [...]The post Burkina wants to reinstate death penalty: government source appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

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