CCC MP hails Cabinet over death penalty

The Citizens Coalition for Change legislator for Dzivarasekwa Edwin Mushoriwa has applauded Cabinet for approving the abolition of the death penalty after he successfully raised a motion for the scrapping of capital punishment in Parliament last year.

Mushoriwa had called on Parliament to amend section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act and repeal of sections 337 to 342 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act to facilitate the abolition of the death penalty in Zimbabwe.

In an interview this week, Mushoriwa told NewsDay that the decision was a step in the right direction.

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