Hands Off Cain
SAMOA·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 2001·1 MIN READ

The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has...

The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has not been carried out since independence in 1962

The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has not been carried out since independence in 1962. The decision on whether to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment is made by the Head of State Malietoa Tanumafili II.