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YOUR TELNO 880: LEGCO QUESTION ON DEATH PENALTY IN HONG KONG
IN ADDITION TO THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES LISTED IN TUR, THE PITCAIRN ISLANDS ALSO STILL RETAIN THE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER.
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WE CONFIRM THAT THE LAST EXECUTION OF A MURDERER CARRIED OUT IN A DT WAS IN BERMUDA IN 1977. THE MOST RECENT INSTANCES OF EXECUTION FOR MURDER IN THE OTHER DTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (1972), CAYMAN ISLANDS (1928), MONTSERRAT
ST (1961), TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (1946), GIBRALTAR (1944), HELENA (1905). EXECUTION FOR MURDER HAS NEVER BEEN CARRIED OUT IN THE PITCAIRN ISLANDS.
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