The news was reported by the Misna missionary agency (misna.org).- from quotes by official sources, explaining that the adoption of the measure does not imply the abolition of capital punishment.
The country has debated extensively over the death penalty, established in the Penal Code but not applied since 1984.
Outgoing President Alpha Oumar Konare of Mali, ending his second and last mandate on June 8, has always been a great defender of the abolition of capital punishment.
