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Abolition of the Death Penalty Act, 2022

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About this Act

Abolition of the Death Penalty Act, 2022 is a law of Sierra Leone from 2022. On Lanbuk it is kept with the justice statutes.

The long title says the Act was passed to abolish the death penalty in the case of persons convicted in Sierra Leone of murder under the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861, robbery with aggravation under the Larceny Act, 1916, mutiny under the Sierra Leone Military Forces Act, 1961, treason and related offences under the Treason and State Offences Act 1963, to make alternative provision for the punishment of persons so convicted and to provide for other related matters.