Late
yesterday
afternoon
the
Senate
passed
the
Death
Penalty
Abolition
Bill
which,
as
its
name
indicates,
will
abolish
the
death
penalty
in
Zimbabwe.
The
Bill
has
already
passed
through
the
National
Assembly
and
now
it
has
to
be
sent
to
the
President
for
assent
and
then
published
in
the
Gazette
as
an
Act.
Veritas
congratulates
the
Senators
and
Members
of
the
National
Assembly
who
facilitated
the
Bill’s
passage
through
Parliament.
We
also
thank
the
President
and
the
Minister
of
Justice,
Legal
and
Parliamentary
Affairs
for
their
support
for
the
Bill.
When
the
Bill
becomes
law,
Zimbabwe
will
join
the
ever-increasing
ranks
of
progressive
countries
throughout
the
world
that
have
abolished
the
death
penalty
from
their
statute
books.
Veritas
makes
every
effort
to
ensure
reliable
information,
but
cannot
take
legal
responsibility
for
information
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