DEATH PENALTY IN TANZANIA
In
Tanzania death penalty is the sentence which has been given to the person who
is found guilty of murder, Also those found guilty of treason can be sentenced
to death. This is in accordance to section 197 of the Tanzania Penal code, cap
16 revised edition 2002,which provides that ‘A person convicted of murder shall
be sentenced to death’.
In
excising this punishment, the guilty of murder who has been sentenced to death
penalty will be killed.China is the country in which death penalty is more appicable than other country.
Means of death penalty
I.
Hang to death (this is most applicable
in Tanzania)
II. Gas chamber
III.
Stone to death
IV.
Electrocution
V.
Lethal Injection
VI.
Shooting in the back of the head
The
countries who support death penalty believes that, by sentencing death penalty
will help them reduce /deter crimes in the country.
Amnesty International
These
are human right activists who do not support death penalty; they oppose death
penalty at all times, regardless of who is accused, the crime, guilt or
innocence or method of execution. Amnesty International started to oppose death
penalty since 1977 whereas there were only 16 countries that abolished it, but
until today there are more than 140 countries.
They
oppose death penalty because they sees it as it deny human rights like right to
life, it is irreversible and mistake can happen during its implementation, they
also believe that death penalty does not deter or reduce crimes and also it can
be discriminating.
Therefore
Tanzania laws provides for the punishment of death penalty as the sentence for
those guilty of murder. And the president is needed to sign or approve the
sentence in order for the penalty to be implemented. But the
murder cases are increasing every
day.
PHOTOS WHICH SHOWS SOME OF THE MEANS OF DEATH PENALTY
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| shoot on top of the head |
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| Electrocution |
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| Hang to death (most applicable in Tanzania) |
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