Pakistan suspends the death penalty Ramadan – Gazeta Wyborcza

 

         
 
     

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
           
             

             

                  
                          

Starts collective Ramadan prayers on a street in Karachi, Pakistan (Akhtar SOOMRO / REUTERS / REUTERS)

                  
                  
                  

                  
             

             
   
   
   
 
 
 
 

Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has suspended the death penalty in time for the Muslim holy month of fasting, Ramadan, which began in most regions of the country on Friday. According to the media since December 2014, Pakistan executed more than 170 people.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          
 

                 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Sharif ordered the stay of execution to “respect the sanctity of Ramadan” – said in a statement that on Thursday evening appeared on the Prime Minister’s Office.

In December last year, Pakistani authorities partially lifted a moratorium on capital Death, allowing primarily on executions sentenced to death for terrorism. The decision was taken after a Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, which killed more than 150 people, mostly children.

In March, the moratorium was completely abolished and since that time the death penalty by hanging were carried out on more than 170 prisoners, which caused protests by organizations defending human rights.

It is estimated that the number of convicts residing on death row in Pakistan is among the highest in the world. The 200-millionth country in the execution waiting approx. 8.2 thous. prisoners; many of them staying behind bars for more than 10 years.

This week carried the death penalty for at least 15 people. Most were convicted of murder.

The moratorium on the death penalty in force in Pakistan since 2008, when power after the military leadership of the country Pervezie Musharrafie democratic government took over.

According to human rights rulings by the courts by Pakistani courts they leave much to be desired. The judicial system is malfunctioning, to coercion is often used torture, and the police are poorly trained in conducting investigations.

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