☠️ Death penalty · · Gambia
The Gambia abolishes the death penalty for drug offences
The National Assembly removed capital punishment for drug offences while stiffening other penalties; the maximum for large amounts of cocaine or heroin became life imprisonment.
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Sources:
- Library of Congress — Gambia: Death penalty for drug offenses abolished
- Library of Congress (Wayback copy) — Gambia: Death penalty for drug offenses abolished
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