Burkina Junta to Bring Back Death Penalty

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The bill on the reform of the penal code of the Burkina Faso military regime also punishes "the promotion and homosexual practices". Capital punishment was no longer applied in the country since the late 1980s.

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The Burkina Faso military regime will reintroducing the death penalty code, which was abolished in 2018, announced by the Council of Ministers, reports AFP.

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The measure, which will cover, among other things, high treason crimes as well as acts of terrorism and espionage, has just been adopted in the Council of Ministers as part of a comprehensive reform of the Criminal Code.

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The military regime in Burkina Faso will reinstate in its penal code the death penalty that was abolished in 2018, said the Council of Ministers on Thursday. ...

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Carlos Álvarez in favor of the death penalty for criminals and agreement with Nayib BukeleThe Burkina Faso military regime will restore the death penalty, which was abolished in 2018, the Council of Ministers of this West African country reported on Thursday. "This draft penal code restores the death penalty for a number of crimes, including high treason, acts of terrorism and acts of espionage," the government's intelligence service said. Accor…