Chief calls for death penalty for drug offenders

Chief calls for death penalty for drug offenders

Tui Wailevu Ratu Sitiveni Niumataiwalu is calling for the introduction of the death penalty for drug offenders, warning current penalties are too weak to deter crime. He said the Government must adopt a stricter approach to drugs. “The Government needs to be much stricter. “Harsher punishments need to be introduced. Some are calling for corporal punishment or even the death penalty,” he said. “Otherwise, people will not stop.” Ratu Sitiveni said…