ORGANIC LAW Nº05/2009/OL OF 21/12/2009 MODIFYING AND COMPLEMENTING ORGANIC LAW Nº 31/2007 OF 25/07/2007 RELATING TO THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY | 05/2009/OL OF 21/12/2009 — Rwanda law | Esheria

ORGANIC LAW Nº05/2009/OL OF 21/12/2009 MODIFYING AND COMPLEMENTING ORGANIC LAW Nº 31/2007 OF 25/07/2007 RELATING TO THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY

This article states a penalty of life imprisonment with special provisions.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
05/2009/OL OF 21/12/2009
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
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This article states a penalty of life imprisonment with special provisions. This article states that the Organic Law was drafted, considered, and adopted in Kinyarwanda. This article says the organic law starts on publication in the Official Gazette, and it defines life imprisonment with special provisions as a sentence that blocks mercy, conditional release, or rehabilitation until at least 20 years have been served. Prior legal provisions that conflict with this Organic Law are repealed.