Hands Off Cain
ERITREA·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 1999·1 MIN READ

Murder and acts threatening State security are capital...

Murder and acts threatening State security are capital crimes

Murder and acts threatening State security are capital crimes. However, the legal system favors out-of-court settlements, whereby if the parties reach an agreement (usually economic), the judge can commute the death sentence to a prison term. On the basis of our findings, there appears to be no desire, on the part of government or public opinion, to move towards abolition.