Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most authoritarian countries, has abolished the death penalty, state television announced on Monday citing a new law signed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

Capital punishment was “totally abolished” in the oil-rich central African nation after the president signed a new penal code, shared on Twitter by the vice president.

The last official execution in the small country was carried out in 2014, according to Amnesty International, but international NGOs and the United Nations regularly accuse the regime of forced disappearances, arbitrary detention and torture.

“I am writing in capitals to seal this unique moment: ‘EQUATORIAL GUINEA HAS ABOLISHED THE DEATH PENALTY’,” tweeted Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, one of the head of state’s sons and viewed as his likely successor.

A journalist on state television called the event “historic for our country” in a brief announcement at the end of a news programme.

The measure will come into force in the 90 days following its publication in the official state journal and was approved by parliament in advance.

President Obiang, 80, has spent more than 43 years in power, a world record when excluding monarchies.

Source:
https://phcitybreedtv.com.ng/2022/09/equatorial-guinea-abolishes-death-penalty/

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Seun

Ok

Okay

That's a good news

We don't need to die for crimes

iamwilliamsfx:
That's a good news


We don't need to die for crimes

We need to.

Even with the death penalty, see the rate of crime in the world, imagine the level of crime rate that will increased if death penalty is abolish in all the countries.

This is foolishness on the part of Equatorial Guinea, I don't support this at all. If you have the mind to commit crime, you should have the mind to face the consequences of your action which is dead.

Anigreat:






We need to.

Even with the death penalty, see the rate of crime in the world, imagine the level of crime rate that will increased if death penalty is abolish in all the countries.

Are you among the population planners, you want our population to reduce, in form of death penalties abi?

It's not a good decision to me

Nigeria shouldn't follow, please

It's very Bad

President Obiang, 80, has spent more than 43 years in power, a world record when excluding monarchies.


Them no dey do election at all?

It's apt that they suspended the death penalty because the government has been able to reign in every criminal tendencies by the populace and crime is at a low in the country

iamwilliamsfx:



Are you among the population planners, you want our population to reduce, in form of death penalties abi?

Hope you don’t complain when you encounter these criminals and hoodlums.

dollynnn:
Nigeria shouldn't follow, please

Lolz....se Nigeria that has abolished it since.They don't kill inmates on death row in Nigeria,maybe the north sha o!!!

Modify: I didn't know you are a law student until I went through some of your posts,so i guess you knew the above already. I'm sorry for being a puma!!!

We don't need that in Nigeria now,cos we need to sentence to death all the drug pusher from anambra