MOROCCO: JUSTICE MINISTER- WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
"We hope to be able to abolish the death penalty in Morocco with an ad hoc law", Moroccan
"We hope to be able to abolish the death penalty in Morocco with an ad hoc law", Moroccan Justice Minister Muhammad al-Naseri said during 'question time' in Parliament in Rabat.
According to reports by the Arab newspaper 'al-Sharq al-Awsat', the Minister responded to a question on the death penalty from other parliamentarians by stating that "in Morocco, we stopped using the death penalty 17 years ago.'
'The last case was a man hanged in 1993 in Quneitra for a series of rapes and murders." Al-Naseri concluded by saying that "a series of legislative provisions are being studied for the reform of the penal code to fix this problem."
According to reports by the Arab newspaper 'al-Sharq al-Awsat', the Minister responded to a question on the death penalty from other parliamentarians by stating that "in Morocco, we stopped using the death penalty 17 years ago.'
'The last case was a man hanged in 1993 in Quneitra for a series of rapes and murders." Al-Naseri concluded by saying that "a series of legislative provisions are being studied for the reform of the penal code to fix this problem."
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- (Sources: Adnkronos/Aki, 11/11/2010)