The Muslim community in Malawi have been calling for the re-activation of capital punishment in the country’s legal system as a deterrent to a rising wave of crime rate in the southern African nation.
“Ever since the adoption of the new political order in 1993, post - democratic governments in the country have not respected the constitution by not signing execution warrants for dangerous criminals who commit very serious crimes for fear of losing popularity,” Dr. Imran Shareef, Secretary General of the country’s supreme Muslim body, Ulama Council of Malawi told OnIslam.net.
“But this has fueled crime rate, which is even scaring prospective investors. Criminals have gone on the prowl killing and robbing violently without mercy,” he added.
Shareef, one of the country’s renowned scholars, said as much as democracy has brought liberation to the country’s citizenry, it has also brought its own share of bad effects, including uncontrolled freedom which afforded dangerous criminals opportunities to unleash terror on innocent people.
“The rate of crime in Malawi has reached alarming and worrisome levels. Criminals are not afraid of being hanged, because there is lack of political will to sign death warrants,” he said.
“It is for this reason that we are pleading with those in authority to uphold this clause of the constitution in order to minimize rising levels of crime rate.”
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