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Debate 🇹🇴 Tonga

Tonga's parliament debates the death penalty for drug offences

Parliament debated capital punishment for drug offences but did not enact it. The 2021 amendment's death-penalty provisions had already been withdrawn before passage. No cannabis penalty changed.[1]

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References

  1. Islands Business — Tonga parliament debates death penalty for drug offences (27 May 2024)28 May 2024 debate; no enactment.

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