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The Abolition of the Death Penalty Act, 2021

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This is an Act to abolish the death penalty in the case of persons convicted in Sierra Leone of murder under the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861, robbery with aggravation under the Larceny Act, 1916, mutiny under the Sierra Leone Military Forces Act, 1961, treason and related offences under the Treason and State Offences Act 1963, to make alternative provision for the punishment of persons so convicted and for other connected issues.