Gabon: Faced With Alarm Over 'Ritual Murders', the President Asks the Population Whether They Want the Death Penalty Reintroduced
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Gabon: Faced With Alarm Over 'Ritual Murders', the President Asks the Population Whether They Want the Death Penalty Reintroduced
Libreville -- Citizens will decide whether the death penalty will be imposed for so-called "ritual murders." This was announced by the President of Gabon, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, in his New Year's address on January 2. The death penalty was abolished in Gabon in 2010, but in light of the social unrest triggered by the increase in so-called "ritual murders," President Nguema stated that he wants to consult the population on whether to reint…
Gabon’s President, Brice Oligui Nguema, has announced his intention to convene a referendum on the reinstatement of the death penalty, which was abolished in 2010. Gabon’s President has instructed the Government to organize a national consultation on capital punishment in a speech collected by the state news agency AGP in which he has assured that “this discussion must be led by the people who [it] chose.” Continue reading
More money wasting. The death penalty doesn't solve anything. It's a system for savages. Otherwise look at the United States, the country with the most criminals. Facing the real problems and not the powder in the eyes to divert and manipulate the population We really feel that we have a military in power.
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