Lebanon Abolishes Death Penalty, Becomes First Middle-East Country To End Capital Punishment

Lebanon’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, formally ending capital punishment in the country and making it the first nation in the Middle East to take such a legislative step. The decision was announced on Tuesday by the office of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri after lawmakers approved a bill seeking to remove the death penalty from Lebanon’s legal system following amendments to the proposed legislation.

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