President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano
29 March 2011 :
speaking to the UN's General Assembly, Italy's Giorgio Napolitano reiterated the need to continue the international moratorium on the death penalty. This, said the President of the Republic, "is an issue that is very dear to Italy and our stand against the death penalty arises from a solid and ancient belief in the sanctity of the right to life."
Okara court of additional session judge (ASJ) on March 27, 2025 handed down capital punishment to a man, along with Rs0.5 million fine, in a murder case, besides seven-year jail term under Arms Ordinance, with 20,000 fine, in the same case.
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According to the latest data published by Project 39A in its Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics Report, in 2024 sessions courts imposed 139 death sentences, higher than the yearly average since 2016.
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