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Bill: Death Penalty Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Potensian People's Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 4153
Description[?]:
| "The death penalty should be used to deter others from committing crimes." - Chandra Alreja, Minister for Justice |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Current: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Public executions (if death penalty is legal).
Old value:: Executions are always carried out in private; only necessary personnel are allowed to be present, which might include spiritual advisers.
Current: Executions may be carried out in public and/or be broadcast on television.
Proposed: Executions are always carried out in private; however, family members, the victim and the victim's relatives are allowed to be present.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:17:22, January 19, 2017 CET | From |  Potensian National Congress | To | Debating the Death Penalty Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We understand and appreciate the argument for this, but my party's view remains that the death penalty should be reserved only for the rare, very worst cases. If the death penalty became more widespread, we are concerned that - however unjustly - it might damage Potensi's international reputation. At the present time, we are campaigning for the extradition of Kotari Ravel...and we fear it might damage our cause in the eyes of other nations if it looked like we were moving towards using capital punishment more widely. Vijay Tripathi Minister of Internal Affairs |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 123 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 177 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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