Burkina Faso parliament votes to restore death penalty

Burkina Faso parliament votes to restore death penalty

Burkina Faso's parliament adopted a revised penal ​code on Tuesday that ​restores the death penalty, nearly ‌a decade ​after the West African country abolished capital punishment, the Justice Ministry said in a statement.

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