Hands Off Cain
MOZAMBIQUE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 17, 2011·1 MIN READ

MOZAMBIQUE: COMMUNITY COURT REINTRODUCES DEATH PENALTY

although the death penalty was abolished in Mozambique in 1990, a Community Court in Chirere, in the Manica district of Mossurize, sentenced a man to be beaten to death for the alleged theft of an ox-cart.

although the death penalty was abolished in Mozambique in 1990, a Community Court in Chirere, in the Manica district of Mossurize, sentenced a man to be beaten to death for the alleged theft of an ox-cart. The court took advice from a witch-doctor. The man was to be tied to a tree and beaten until his back was broken.
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  • (Sources: AllAfrica.com, 17/02/2011)