Chad has abolished the death penalty for terrorist activities. The country’s parliament outlawed the penalty on Tuesday.
Justice Minister Djimet Arabi told AFP that “The MPs unanimously voted to abolish the death penalty for acts of terror.”
Arabi who proposed the amendment said the abolished law will only come into force once President Idriss Deby Itno approved it.
Chad which has been at the fore front of fighting extremism abolished the death sentence in 2016 but that didn’t cover acts of terrorism.
Arabi is quoted as saying that the latest move is “aimed at harmonising our laws in line with all the countries of the G5 Sahel Group.”
Chad is part of the Joint Multinational Task Force, JMNTF which is made up of countries in the Lake Chad region impacted significantly by the Boko Haram insurgency.
The main members are Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon with Benin also contributing some personnel.
Chad is also part of the G5 Sahel operation to fight terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIM.
The G5 in the Sahel also comprises Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Burkina Faso.
President Deby recently claimed victory over the terrorist group, Boko Haram saying their bases have been completely destroyed.
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Source: Africafeeds.com
