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Burkina Faso: the junta reinstates the death penalty

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Burkina Faso has reintroduced the death penalty into its new Penal Code following a unanimous vote by the Transitional Legislative Assembly.
This measure, abolished in 2018, is presented by the government as a means of strengthening order and security.

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The death penalty was abolished in Burkina Faso in 2018. The country has been ruled by a military junta since the end of 2022.

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Burkina Faso reintroduced the death penalty into a new Penal Code on Tuesday, after a unanimous vote by unelected members of the People's Legislative Assembly (ALP), which serves as Parliament in this country ruled by a junta since the end of 2022.

“This legislative reform aims to strengthen public order, consolidate the fundamental values of the Nation and guarantee the security of people and property,” wrote the Ministry of Justice in a publication on Facebook. The death penalty was abolished in 2018 in Burkina.

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Burkina Faso: the junta reinstates the death penalty

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Burkina Faso has reintroduced the death penalty into its new Penal Code following a unanimous vote by the Transitional Legislative Assembly.
This measure, abolished in 2018, is presented by the government as a means of strengthening order and security.

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