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.