Govt kickstarts public hearings on death penalty

CONSULTATIONS to bring back or abolish the death penalty have begun with the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs now gathering public views on the issue.

Speaking during a training of trainers workshop in Harare on Monday, senior legal officer in the Ministry of Justice, Charles Manhiri said the onus was on the public to bring back the death penalty or to abolish it.

“The programme headed by the ministry is to gather views from the general public in order to come up with a position.

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