Ghana’s Parliament Passes Bill to Abolish Death Penalty, Introducing Life Imprisonment
Ghana’s Parliament has taken a historic step by passing the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill 2022 into law, effectively abolishing the death penalty from the country’s statutes. Under the new law, individuals found guilty of murder will be sentenced to life imprisonment, pending the president’s assent. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, deferred…