Tonga encouraged to abolish death penalty
Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 17:03
“We look forward to the day when the death penalty is removed from Tonga’s laws,” said a former Tongan Police officer Siueli ‘Eleni Mone, who was present at Tonga's last execution in 1982. On October 10 she joined a discussion with the Australian and New Zealand High Commissioners to Tonga who are encouraging modern states to abolish the death penalty.
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Death Penalty should be kept?
Death Penalty should be kept?
Interesting that these two minnows would like Tonga to abolish the death penalty due to the influence of their aid perhaps?
Why doesn't Australia and New Zealand request USA, China or Saudi Arabia to do the same?
Perhaps we can focus on something useful such as climate change.
Malo fau