Britain announced the abolition of capital punishment...
Britain announced the abolition of capital punishment for treason and piracy in the Turks and Caicos Islands, with the agreement of the government of that territory
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Britain announced the abolition of capital punishment for treason and piracy in the Turks and Caicos Islands, with the agreement of the government of that territory.
A statement released by the British High Commission in Bridgetown said the Order was made on October 22 at the Privy Council by Her Majesty The Queen under powers conferred to her by the West Indies Act, 1962.
"This completes the process of abolishing capital punishment in the British Overseas Territories and fulfils one of the objectives of the 1999 White Paper on Britain and the Overseas Territories, 'Partnership for Progress and Prosperity'", the statement added.
Capital punishment for murder in the Turks and Caicos was abolished by a previous Order in Council in 1991. Local legislation has also been passed to substitute life imprisonment for the death penalty for treason and piracy.
A statement released by the British High Commission in Bridgetown said the Order was made on October 22 at the Privy Council by Her Majesty The Queen under powers conferred to her by the West Indies Act, 1962.
"This completes the process of abolishing capital punishment in the British Overseas Territories and fulfils one of the objectives of the 1999 White Paper on Britain and the Overseas Territories, 'Partnership for Progress and Prosperity'", the statement added.
Capital punishment for murder in the Turks and Caicos was abolished by a previous Order in Council in 1991. Local legislation has also been passed to substitute life imprisonment for the death penalty for treason and piracy.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Caribbean Media Corporation news agency monitored by BBC, 22/10/2002)
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