The Kathmandu Post
3
April 2015
THINK TWICE
It was interesting to read the article (“Capital
punishment” 29 March Page 07) by Khagendra N. Sharma, considering the
number of heinous crimes committed recently by inhuman culprits in different
parts of the country. After the dreadful rape and murder of a seven year old
girl, people have started seriously talking about reviving the provision of
death penalty that was in place in Nepal before 1990 for some specific crimes.
Notwithstanding the above, there should be
serious deliberations on this issue before coming to a final decision. Abduction
and murder of children and adults for ransoms, murder of journalists for
revealing the truth of the crimes, killings of political opponents and rape and
murder of innocent girls and women, are glaring examples of serious crimes. Considering
the increase in these kinds of crimes, the time has come for the government to
act soon, may be by reviving the death penalty, to discourage people from committing
such crimes.
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
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