The Central African National Assembly voted Friday, May 27 by acclamation the abolition of the death penalty, in a country in civil war where the last execution dates back to 1981, declared the president of the Assembly.
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“The National Assembly has adopted by acclamation the law abolishing the death penalty in the Central African Republic”, affirmed in front of the deputies Simplice Mathieu Sarandji, under the applause. The law has yet to be promulgated by the President of the Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra.
Second poorest country in the world
The Central African Republic, the second poorest country in the world according to the UN, has been ravaged since 2013 by a civil war which has nevertheless considerably decreased in intensity since 2018. The country joins the list of African countries which have abolished the death penalty these last years on the continent, after Chad in 2020, and Sierra Leone in 2021.
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“Good news, the National Assembly of the Central African Republic has just voted to abolish the death penalty”reacted in a tweet the NGO Amnesty International, which campaigns for the prohibition of the death penalty. “We invite the President (…) to promulgate this law”continued the NGO.