Hands Off Cain
GHANA·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 2002·1 MIN READ

Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are...

Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are capital crimes

Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are capital crimes. President Jerry John Rawlings seized power as a young air force officer in a 1979 coup that toppled General Frederick Akuffo's military regime. In 2000 President Rawlings, grant mercy to 1000 prisoners. Among them there were two death row inmates.