Senators suggest rationality on public hanging
Standing committee on Law and Justice discusses Kasur abuse caseISLAMABAD: Senators on a parliamentary committee on Thursday suggested that emotions should not take over rationality in amending the Constitution for the provision of death by hanging publicly. He said the Supreme Court had already said it was a violation of human rights. He suggested that the Supreme Court Bar Association, the Law and Justice Commission and other forums should be taken into confidence and their viewpoint must be taken to reach a consensus. Two senior lawyers from the Islamabad Bar Council and the Pakistan Bar Council also opposed public hanging and stated such acts would have impact on psychology of public. He said the issue was not punishment but the delay in the law taking its due course that frustrated public and litigants.
Source: The Express Tribune January 26, 2018 04:07 UTC
