Zambian President’s Latest Announcement Receives Widespread Support


President Hakainde Hichilema
, at the special occasion of Africa Day, introduced that he is planning to absolutely abolish the death penalty law. This statement from the President has received considerable support amid some criticisms. One of the most important supporters if this current assertion is Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, celebrated businessman and philanthropist from Zambia. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is the founder and proprietor of Prison Fellowship Zambia which is a noted Christian Outreach Program installed with the objective of bringing the lessons of Jesus Christ to the prisoners, ex-prisoners and their households in Zambia. In a comparable way, Prison Fellowship works toward ensuring essential human rights and fundamental human dignity for the prisoners as well as offer them with transparent criminal justice. 

According to interview excerpt of Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani posted on the Mast Newspaper, more than 380 inmates across Zambia are at present facing death penalty. Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that this practice is extremely merciless and additionally there are inmates who've converted themselves and are absolutely devoted to the provider of the god. If there is an opportunity for those inmates to convert their lives, live with repentance and dedication in the direction of the god, then this possibility is taken away by the inhuman exercise of death penalty. Dr. Rajan Mahtani further stated that the last death penalty changed into given in the year 1997 by using President Chiluba. Also, the Zambian Government together with Correctional Services and the Zambian Parole Board have started out decongestion of the prisons across the nation with release of prisoners after due diligence. In these situations, giving loss of life penalty does now not offer any value and does not offer any solution for the Zambian government. 

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