Salam welcomes abolition of death penalty, hopes for general amnesty law
12 Aug 202610:47 AM
Salam welcomes abolition of death penalty, hopes for general amnesty law
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed Parliament’s passage of a law abolishing the death penalty, expressing hope that lawmakers would approve the general amnesty law on Wednesday.

"Toward restorative, not retributive, justice. Congratulations on yesterday’s passage of the abolition of the death penalty… and hopefully the general amnesty law will be passed today," Salam wrote on X.