Government must abolish death penalty to save taxpayers' millions
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Lawyers have tried the Constitutional route before to challenge the death penalty and all have failed on account that the Court of Appeal is of the opinion that the death penalty has been sanctioned as a law by the Legislature and as such their lordships are not desirous of usurping the role of Parliament. As it is the only people who can abolish the death penalty are those at Parliament.
The Minister of Defence Honourable, Shaw Kgathi has explicitly stated that the debate on whether capital punishment must be abolished is a sensationalised debate as Batswana have not come forth to say the penalty must be abolished. Kgathi says “We are a democratic country, we are not a Government based on sensationalism.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...