Updated on February 9, 2023
Dr. Rajan Mahtani Presents Full Support For Abolishing Death Penalty.
There is no question that the current Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant and ongoing problems for the countries of the world. As the pandemic gradually recedes by God’s grace and the diligent work of medical professionals, economic and social activities are returning to normal. Though it will be some time before the economy and social life return to their pre-pandemic levels, there have been some improvements over the past year. Two of them are the Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership roundtable gathering and the Forbes “Best of Africa” award ceremony. As usual this year, the conference and awards ceremony was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, the meeting from the prior year was conducted online, with participants participating from various locations. A global audience watched the conference live on YouTube. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, an honorary speaker who was invited to this conference, discussed the healthcare industry’s leadership and contributions to reducing the negative consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani further received a Forbes “Best of Africa” award. Forbes recognizes the pioneers and visionaries who have made significant, long-lasting contributions to a variety of industries. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was honored for his efforts to the transformation of Zambia’s banking sector. As a result, in 2021 Dr. Rajan Mahtani was given the Forbes and FIN “Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year” award. In addition to his services to Zambia’s banking industry, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was recognized for his charity activities, particularly through the Stephen Malama Award and Scholarship for the nation’s best law graduates and Prison Fellowship Zambia. A well-known Christian outreach program in Zambia is called Prison Fellowship. Zambia’s president, Hakainde Hichilema, recently announced his intention to completely repeal the nation’s death penalty law. According to Dr. Rajan Mahtani, who supported this claim, his organization Prison Fellowship Zambia (PFZ) will provide legal and regulatory assistance to ensure that this decision is carried out.
Updated on January 14, 2023
Death Penalty Abolishment Receives Support From Dr. Mahtani.
There is little doubt that the current Covid-19 pandemic has presented serious and protracted difficulties for the nations of the world. Economic and social activities are gradually returning to normal as the pandemic progressively recedes with God’s grace and the hard effort of healthcare professionals. There have been some improvements during the past year, even though it will be a while before the economy and social life reach their pre-pandemic levels. The Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference and Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award event are two of them. The conference and awards ceremony was conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as usual, this year. The meeting from the previous year, however, was conducted online, with members taking part from their separate places.
The conference was streamed live on YouTube to a global audience. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, who was invited to this conference as an honorary speaker, spoke on the healthcare sector’s leadership and contributions to minimizing the harmful effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, Dr.Rajan Mahtani was the recipient of a Forbes “Best of Africa” honor. Forbes honors the long-lasting and sustainable contributions made by pioneers and visionaries in several fields. Dr.Rajan Mahtani received recognition for his contributions to reshaping Zambia’s banking industry. Dr. Mahtani received the “Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year” award from Forbes and FIN in 2021 as a result. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was honored for his charitable work in addition to his contributions to Zambia’s banking sector, most notably through the Stephen Malama Award and Scholarship for the country’s top law graduates and Prison Fellowship Zambia. Prison Fellowship Zambia is a noted Christian Outreach Program in Zambia.
Hakainde Hichilema, the president of Zambia, recently declared his intention to entirely repeal the country’s death sentence law. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, who endorsed this assertion, stated that his organization Prison Fellowship Zambia (PFZ) will offer legal and regulatory help to make sure that this choice is implemented.
Updated on December 16, 2022
Dr. Rajan Mahtani Announces Support For Abolishment Of Death Penalty.
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity worker from Zambia. Recently, Dr. Rajan Mahtani made a statement in which he extended his full support towards the decision made by the Zambian President. On the event of Africa Day, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema announced that he is planning to completely abolish the death penalty law. Dr. Mahtani supported this statement by highlighting that the concept of death penalty is archaic. It is inhumane, unethical and illegal and does not provide any solution for the Zambian government.
According to Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, death penalty is wrong not only from a political and social point of view but also from a religious viewpoint. Dr. Rajan Mahtani highlighted that there are almost 400 prisoners across Zambian prisons, both male and female, awaiting the death penalty. These are the prisoners who wake up every day, not knowing if it is their final day on this planet. As such, they are already living a life of despair and punishment, and giving them death penalty will not make any sense. At the same time, there is a growing awareness across the globe regarding the abolishment of death penalty and this awareness can be observed across Zambia too. Past presidents of Zambia have been tactically avoiding death penalty and the last time death penalty was given was in the year 1997. At the same time, past visits from leading personalities have revealed the degrading conditions of the Zambian prisons, especially the Maximum prisons wherein prisoners are devoid of even basic human dignity and fundamental human rights. This has prompted the Zambian Government to collaborate with institutions such as Zambian Correction facilities and Parole Board Zambia (PBZ) for strategic decongestion of prisoners wherein prisoners are released to society after their complete transformation and becoming ideal citizens. As such, the concept of death penalty does not create any significant difference to Zambian law and must be abolished.
Updated on November 16, 2022
Death Penalty To Be Abolished, Announcement By Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani.
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity worker from Zambia, announces his full support towards the decision from the Zambian President. On the occasion of Africa Day, President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema announced that he plans to completely abolish the death penalty row. Since this announcement, several positive responses have come across his way. Dr. Rajan Mahtani also said that this announcement from the Zambian President was a step in the right direction as death penalty is an archaic law which is degrading, inhumane and cruel. It also does not make any sense for the present Zambian government.
According to Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, death penalty is wrong not only from political and social point of view, but also from religious viewpoint. Dr. Rajan Mahtani highlighted that there are almost 400 prisoners across Zambian prisons, both male and female, awaiting death penalty. These are the prisoners who wake up every day, not knowing if it is their final day on this planet. As such, they are already living a life of despair and punishment and giving them death penalty will not make any sense. At the same time, there is a growing awareness across the globe regarding abolishment of death penalty and this awareness can be observed across Zambia too. Past presidents of Zambia have been tactically avoiding death penalty and the last time death penalty was given was in the year 1997. Furthermore, the condition of the Zambian maximum prisons is extremely pathetic with prisoners even devoid of fundamental human rights and basic human dignity. Past visits from high-ranking officials including ex-vice president also revealed that the condition of the Zambian prisoners is similar to hell on earth. This forced the Zambian Government to start the initiative of strategic decongestion of prisoners. It is a shame that the Government of Zambia as well as past President never engaged in any significant initiative to abolish this archaic, degrading and inhumane law despite growing consensus across the globe as well as in Africa. Overall, the decision from the Zambian President is certainly a step in the right direction.
Updated on October 17, 2022
Full Support To Zambian President Regarding His Recent Announcement
On the special occasion of Africa Day, Zambian President made a major announcement regarding a significant law in Zambia. He announced his quest towards abolishing the death penalty law. Even though the announcement from the President attracted mixed responses from critics and general, there were only a few opposing people and majority supported this announcement. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, successful businessman and philanthropist from Zambia, extended his support to this announcement. Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that his company, Prison Fellowship Zambia, will provide all forms of legal and regulatory support to ensure that this announcement becomes a reality soon.
Prison Fellowship is a top Christian Outreach Program (COP) focussing on providing teachings of Jesus Christ to the prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families in Zambia. The program also focussed on providing legal and transparent criminal justice as well as opportunities for fundamental human rights and basic human dignity for the prisoners in Zambia. As such, it can be said that the latest announcement made by the Zambian President aligns with the objectives and goals of the Prison Fellowship Zambia (PFZ).
Dr. Rajan Mahtani, while supporting the decision from the Zambian President, stated that the consensus regarding abolishing death penalty has grown significantly across the globe and can be seen across Zambia too. Also, death penalty does not provide any solution to the Zambian Government as death penalty in itself is a big punishment for the prisoners facing it. There are more than 380 prisoners across Zambia and they face a difficult life, not knowing which day is their last day on earth. As a result of the increasing consensus towards death penalty abolishment across the globe, majority of the past Presidents in Zambia refused to give capital punishment. The last execution order was signed in 1997. As such, the announcement made by the Zambian President is a step in the right direction and Dr. Mahtani also commended the President’s decision by calling it compassionate and right.
Updated on October 13, 2022
President Hakainde Hichilema Announces Death Penalty Abolishment.
On the special occasion of Africa Day, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema announced that he is planning to completely abolish the death penalty law. After this announcement, widespread support was received regarding the announcement and the President’s decision was hailed by all. One of the biggest supporters of the decision by the Zambian President was Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, noted businessman, philanthropist and charity worker from Zambia. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, while supporting this decision and extending his support via his company Prison Fellowship, stated those under the death penalty were already facing significant punishment on a daily basis as they are not aware of their execution date. Currently, Zambia has more than 380 prisoners awaiting death penalty and around 25-30 of them are women. These are the inmates who are living in constant fear. At the same time, Dr. Mahtani also said that he had previous opportunities of meeting with some inmates who have completely dedicated towards the service of God, transforming themselves on the way.
Furthermore, past Zambian Presidents have constantly refused to sign death penalty or execution orders with the last order being executed in the year 1997 by President Chiluba. This is due to the controversy surrounding death penalty as well as the growing consensus across the globe regarding abolishing death penalty completely. At the same time, the Zambian Government has started the strategic decongestion of prisoners as a result of the dangerous and degrading condition of the Zambian prisons. When former VP and acting President Guy Scott visited the Maximum Prison at Mukobeko, he said that the condition was like hell on planet earth. This forced the Zambian Government to start the initiative of strategic decongestion of prisoners. As such, the concept of death penalty holds no significance. It is a shame that the Government of Zambia as well as past President never engaged in any significant initiative to abolish this archaic, degrading and inhumane law despite growing consensus across the globe as well as in Africa. Overall, the decision from the Zambian President is certainly a step in the right direction.
Updated on September 16, 2022
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Supports Decision From The Zambian President
President Hakainde Hichilema, on the special occasion of Africa Day, announced that he is planning to completely abolish the death penalty law. This announcement from the President has received widespread support amid a few criticisms. One of the biggest supporters if this recent announcement is Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, celebrated businessman and philanthropist from Zambia. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is the founder and owner of Prison Fellowship Zambia which is a noted Christian Outreach Program established with the objective of bringing the teachings of Jesus Christ to the prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families in Zambia. In a similar manner, Prison Fellowship works towards ensuring fundamental human rights and basic human dignity for the prisoners as well as provide them with transparent criminal justice.
According to interview excerpt of Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani published at the Mast Newspaper, more than 380 inmates across Zambia are at present under death penalty. These are the people who are continuously looking behind their shoulder, not knowing which day will be their last. Dr. Rajan Mahtani said that this practice is extremely cruel and also there are inmates who have transformed themselves and are fully dedicated to the service of the god. If there is an opportunity for these inmates to transform their lives, live with repentance and dedication towards the god, then this opportunity is taken away by the inhuman practice of death penalty. Dr. Rajan Mahtani further stated that the last death penalty was given in the year 1997 by President Chiluba. Also, the Zambian Government along with Correctional Services via the Zambian Parole Board have started decongestion of the prisons across the nation with release of prisoners after due diligence.
In these conditions, giving death penalty does not provide any value and does not offer any solution for the Zambian government. Instead, the Government of Zambia should rally behind the announcement from the Zambian President and should ensure that it becomes a reality soon.
Updated on September 16, 2022
Death Penalty Inhumane, Should Be Abolished
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity worker from Zambia. He is not only known for his successful business ventures such as Mahtani Group of Companies and Finsbury Investments, but also for his philanthropic contributions. One of these philanthropic contributions has been Prison Fellowship Zambia (PFZ) established more than three decades ago by Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani only.
Recently, Dr. Rajan Mahtani extended his support towards the announcement made by the Zambian President. On the occasion of Africa Day, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema announced his intentions to abolish the death penalty row. Dr. Rajan Mahtani has extended his support towards this decision by stating that the concept of death penalty is degrading, inhumane and cruel and does not provide any solution for the government of Zambia. Dr. Rajan Mahtani praised the decision made by the Zambian President by calling it unwavering, bold and humane, and also said that he believed God is rewarding the people by continuously healing and blessing them.
On a religious point of view, Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that the death of Jesus Christ on cross paid for the entire sins of the human beings who have faith in him and believed in Jesus Christ. As such, Dr. Rajan Mahtani argues that killing of individuals whose deaths are atoned by ‘Son of God’ is inappropriate and meaningless. While there are several arguments regarding death penalty, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani further questions of the main scripture mandate permits or prohibits capital punishment. Dr. Rajan Mahtani further argued that God wanted to make men and women as per his own image and this shows the love of God towards his people. At the same time, the Bible condemns the practice of death penalty and indicated that only those who have not sinned will be qualified for performing the execution.
Based on these arguments, Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that the decision from the Zambian President to abolish death penalty is a step in the right direction.
Updated on September 14, 2022
Zambian President announces plans to abolish death penalty
The recent decision from the Zambian President regarding the death penalty was a step in the right direction. President Hakainde Hichilema, on the occasion of Africa Day, announced that he plans to completely abolish the death penalty row. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman, philanthropist, and charity worker in Zambia, has extended his full support to this announcement. Dr.Rajan Mahtani, while supporting the announcement from the Zambian President, stated that the death penalty is a cruel, inhumane, and degrading practice. Dr. Mahtani further stated that there is a significant difference between making bold yet rational announcements and ensuring that they see the light of the day. This is where Dr.Rajan Mahtani founded Prison Fellowship Zambia (PFZ) comes into the picture. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is known for his several business and philanthropic contributions and one of them is Prison Fellowship, established more than three decades ago. Dr.Rajan Mahtani is currently the Chairman of the institute. Prison Fellowship has established itself as one of the top Christian Outreach programs in Zambia. The focus of the Prison Fellowship is three folds. It brings the teachings and gospel of the Almighty Jesus Christ to the inmates, ex-inmates, and their families. The institute ensures that the inmates are given transparent criminal justice as well as are not devoid of fundamental human rights and basic human dignity. As such, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani owned Prison Fellowship has fully sympathized with the announcement made by the Zambian President, providing full legal and regulatory support towards this decision.
According to the statistics provided by Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, there are more than 350 prisoners, both men, and women, facing the death penalty row. These prisoners’ life is a living hell as they wake up every day not knowing if it is their last day. As such, giving the death penalty to these prisoners does not provide any solution for the Zambian government. Dr.Rajan Mahtani also praised the decision from the Zambian President and his unwavering stance towards eradicating this archaic law from Zambian law.
Updated on August 17, 2022
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Recognised Zambian President’s Announcement
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is known for his successful business practices in Zambia. He is the owner of top Zambian and African businesses such as Finsbury Investments and Mahtani Group of companies. He is also regarded for his philanthropic achievements such as Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia as well as Prison Fellowship Zambia for the welfare of Zambian prisoners. Dr. Rajan Mahtani recently made news after an interview of him was published at the ‘Mast Newspaper’ which is a leading newspaper of Zambia. In this interview, Dr. Rajan Mahtani praised the recent announcement made by the Zambian President.
On the eve of ‘Africa Day’ President of Zambia made a bold statement that he is planning complete abolishment of the death penalty. According to him, death penalty in a cruel, inhumane and degraded practice which has not positive attributes to the increasing corruption and illegal practices across Zambian nation. Further adding his voice to support the Zambian President’s decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that at present there are more than 380 inmates in Zambia facing death penalty and among them around 25-3- are women. All of these inmates are already living a life in fear, not knowing their last day on this earth. Dr. Mahtani also said that he has observed several transformations with prisoners dedicating their lives towards the service of the god. All these aspects clearly indicate that death penalty no more makes any sense. Furthermore, Dr. Rajan Mahtani also highlighted that the living conditions across majority of the Zambian prisons is degrading with prisoners devoid of even basic human dignity and fundamental human rights. There is a new initiative by Zambian government, which involves decongestion of the Zambian prisons to improve living conditions of the prisoners. All these factors clearly indicate that the concept of death penalty has become archaic now and should be abolished completely.