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Ghana: Parliament Passes Criminal Offences Amendment Act, Removes Death Penalty

The death penalty has officially been repealed from Ghana’s statute books after parliament approved an amendment to the Criminal and Other Offences Act. The amendment bill, sponsored by Madina MP Francis Xavier Sosu, was passed on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, waiting for the president’s assent. Speaking to the media, Deputy …

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