Petition for abolition of death penalty admissible: SC
SC appointed registrar for the removal of death sentence through constitutional petition.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Chairman of Watan Party barrister Zafarrullah has filed a petition in Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday, which stated that the law of execution should be abolished in Pakistan.
The registrar of Supreme Court had objected to the petition earlier. However, today Justice Jawad S. Khawaja, during the hearing of petition in his Chamber rejected the objections by registrar office and ordered for the further hearing of petition.
The process of law requires that any person tried for a crime should have the right to full legal defense. The death penalty continues to be recognized as a form of punishment in Pakistan’s judicial system. The hearing of removal of execution law can only be treated through constitutional petition.
During 2007, the UN General Assembly suggested governments who didn’t abolish death penalty should suspend their execution process.
