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The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) at Art. 3 states:

The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) at Art. 3 states: "There is no death penalty."

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The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) at Art. 3 states: "There is no death penalty." The last execution was in 1903. The maximum sentence is 20 years' imprisonment. In 2004, a legislative proposal by the president to raise the penalty for murder to life imprisonment was rejected.
On December 18, 2008 and December 21st, 2010, Panama co-sponsored and voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty at the UN General Assembly.