Zambian President Makes Announcement To Abolish Death Penalty.

 

The idea of death penalty is archaic and is against the fundamental ‘rule of law’. With those basics in mind, President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema announced that his government plans to abolish the death penalty regulation. This statement acquired full-size help from people and groups. One of the biggest supporters of this statement has been Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, cited businessman, philanthropist and charity worker from Zambia. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, supporting the President’s statement, stated that death penalty is merciless, inhumane and degrading and does now not offer any solution for the Zambian authorities. At the same time the idea of death penalty is essentially abolished throughout majority of the countries with the trend turning into famous across African international locations. This has forced past Zambian Presidents to keep away from giving capital punishments. The last capital punishment was given in the year 1997 with the support of President Chiluba and the person was executed. Since then, Zambian Presidents have been the using of mercy prerogatives to avoid giving loss of life penalty. The Maximum prisons in Zambia are often defined as ‘hell on the planet’ via past visits from important personalities. Prisoners are frequently devoid of fundamental human rights as well as primary human dignity throughout these prisons. As a result of this, the Zambian authorities these days started strategic decongestion from prisoners through participating with institutions such as Parole Board Zambia (PBZ) and Zambian Correctional Facility. As such, the decision from the Zambian President was a step in the right direction. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani further stated that his company prison fellowship will provide legal and regulatory support towards ensuring that this announcement is turned into a reality soon.