Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·OCTOBER 22, 2003
Afghanistan

It was reported that a new law in Afghanistan proposed...

It was reported that a new law in Afghanistan proposed the death penalty for those who cultivate and traffic in narcotics

1 MIN READ
It was reported that a new law in Afghanistan proposed the death penalty for those who cultivate and traffic in narcotics.
IRNA news agency reported that the new anti-narcotics law in Afghanistan, which was approved by the Afghan cabinet of ministers, was the first time ever in the country that capital punishment had been proposed for such a crimes crime.
SOURCES
  • (Sources: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran via BBC Monitoring Newsfile, 22/10/2003)