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Death Penalty In Colombia Essay

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Death penalty in Colombia

Capital punishment also called death penalty was abolished in Colombia in the 1910.

Currently death penalty is not allowed, this is because the legalsystem is not ready

for it. And also it’s a violation against human rights; also this means the risk of

putting an innocent life to an end.

The charter of 1886 prohibited the capital punishment for political crimes, but left it

for does who commit a murder, "certain military crimes defined by the laws of the

Army", arson and treason between others. During the 1887 and 1889 the highest

portion of executions happened.

Now a days Colombia does not allow, the death penalty, they consider that is legal

system is not ready and that also is very expensive in comparison
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