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ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY: THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE MUST FOLLOW DUE PROCESS AND RESPECT THE PROVISIONS OF THE SIERRA LEONE CONSTITUTION 1991 (ACT NO 6)

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  Abolishing the Death Penalty Without Referendum is Just a Kerfuffle -Sylvanus Koroma Blasts   By  Dauda Musa Bangura   12 August 2021      Courtesy: OWL PRESS! WHAT A MAN?   THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN OUR LAWS WITHOUT A REFERENDUM IS JUST A KERFUFFLE BY SYLVANUS FORNAH KOROMA (WHAT A MAN!) The Abolition of the Death Penalty Act, 2021, would not stand the test of time if the Government of President Bio ignores the constitutional provisions as described in the Constitution; in other words, any attempt to do otherwise (i.e. not complying with the provisions as stated in the Constitution) in terms of enacting a new constitution or altering any of the entrenched provisions in the constitution would amount to a “kerfuffle” (i.e. just a mere unnecessary excitement). This is so because the legality of the said law without referendum will not go uncontested in our supreme court for its interpretation of the law as per case stated, and or, it will be taken to the Supreme Court at th