TNAG-0603-FCO40-751-Capital-punishment-in-Dependent-Territories-1977 — Page 115

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CYPHER CAT A

FM LUSAKA 1215152

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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 836 OF 12/12/77.

YOUR TELNO 232 TO BELMOPAN: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

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1. REGRET UNLIKELY THAT WE SHALL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE DETAILED INFORMATION YOU WANT. THE ZAMBIANS WOULD RESENT BEING ASKED ABOUT THOSE EXECUTED OR REPRIEVED SINCE INDEPENDENCE.

2. ZAMBIA HAS RETAINED THE DEATH PENALTY AND DEATH SENTENCES

ARE PASSED FOR PARTICULARLY BRUTAL MURDERS, UNLESS THERE ARE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. REPRIEVES ARE ALSO GRANTED, THOUGH NOT AUTOMATICALLY BY THE PRESIDENT.

THE DEATH PENALTY IS ALSO RETAINED FOR TREASON.

3. WE HAVE ASKED THE ZAMBIAN AUTHORITIES WHETHER ANYONE WAS EXECUTED BETWEEN 30 AUGUST 1954 AND ZAMBIA'S DATE OF INDEPENDENCE

24 OCTOBER 1964. THERE MAY WELL BE NO REPLY. SINCE THERE WAS AT THE TIME CIVIL UNREST INVOLVING THE LUMPA SECT, IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT SENTENCE OF DEATH WAS PRONOUNCED DURING THIS INTERVENING PERIOD.

CHAPMAN

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HK GO ()

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MR POSNETT

RESTRICTED

HKC 3857;

*RECEIVED ***STRY NO. 51 1 3DEC 1977

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