Burkina Faso junta reinstates death penalty
Ruled by a military junta since a 2022 coup, Burkina Faso last carried out an execution recorded in 1988, according to Amnesty International, which had urged the country not to bring back capital punishment. Junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced plans last year to reinstate it.
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has reintroduced the death penalty, according to the justice ministry. This decision came after a unanimous vote by the country's unelected legislature. The new penal code, which reinstates capital punishment, aims to bolster public order, uphold the nation's core values, and ensure the safety of its citizens and their property, stated the ministry.
Burkina Faso has been governed by a military junta since a coup in 2022. Captain Ibrahim Traore, the junta's leader, had previously announced his plans to reinstate the death penalty last year. State news agency AIB revealed that crimes punishable by death would encompass "acts of terrorism, espionage, treason, patricide, and importing expired or banned products leading to death".
The last execution in Burkina Faso took place in 1988, as reported by Amnesty International, which had previously urged the country not to reintroduce capital punishment.
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