Pieter Mulder, leader of Freedom Front (FF), a small...

Pieter Mulder, leader of Freedom Front (FF), a small South African right wing political party, said in a statement that his party would propose a motion calling for a referendum on whether the death penalty should be reinstated. After 1994, the political climate was such that the African National Congress "reacted fiercely" against the idea of the death penalty. "After 10 years, violent crime has escalated so much that the option of bringing back the death penalty must be re-explored," Mulder said. "Although the results of such a referendum will not be binding, it will give the government a fair indication on the public's view, and will provide adequate justification for a change in the constitution," Mulder added.