Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa appointed a commission...

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa appointed a commission to review the constitution and advise on whether to abolish the death penalty. The 41-member commission is to collect the views of Zambians on the type of constitution they want and hand their report, including a new draft constitution, to Mwanawasa within 12 months. Mwanawasa said he specifically wanted the commission to issue an edict on the future of the death penalty, which is strongly opposed by activists.