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Court Martial: EU Objects Death Sentences The European Union (EU) has said no to the death sentence handed to 12 Nigerian soldiers by the General Court Martial in Nigeria for alleged mutiny. In a statement issued by EU Tuesday, while celebrating the World Day against Death Penalty condemned all death sentences especially after mass trials as was the case with the Nigerian soldiers. The union, headed by Secretary-General, Mr. Thorbjørn Jagland, argued that execution had stopped in that region of the world for close to two decades. “On the European and World Day against the Death Penalty, the European Union and the Council of Europe reaffirm their strong and absolute opposition to capital punishment in all cases and under all circumstances, and their commitment to its worldwide abolition. Read more here: .peoplemonthlylive/story/1133/nkem
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:09:25 +0000

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