The President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, introduced that he's planning to abolish the death penalty row. It was announced on the occasion of Africa. Rajan Mahtani, cited businessman, philanthropist and charity worker from Zambia supported this decision. Several previous Presidents were tactfully warding off the demise penalty with methods such as mercy prerogatives and decongestions of prisons. In truth, the last demise penalty turned into given in the year 1997. Despite this, none of the previous presidents actively taken into consideration elimination of this inhumane practice.
The Government of Zambia has started out taking note of the dangerous, unhygienic, tough and cramped conditions of the Zambian Prisons. Majority of the prisons throughout Zambia are overcrowded and prisoners are frequently without basic human dignity and fundamental rights. As such, entities which include Parole Board of Zambia (PBZ), Correctional Service at the side of the Zambian Government have commenced to work toward decongestion manner with the aid of liberating prisoners throughout the globe. The prisoners are released handiest after they're completely converted or have completed their prison sentence and are match to rejoint the society as civilized and regulation-abiding citizens. Dr. Rajan Mahtani remembers his revel in with the former vice-president and appearing President of Zambia, Guy Scott when he visited the Maximum Prison in Mukobeko. He stated that it became like a hell on earth. Dr. Rajan Mahtani argued in opposition to the demise penalty from a non secular point of view too, wherein he stated that the dying of Jesus Christ on the go paid for all sins of the human beings on this planet who believed in him