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SECTION 23 — Execution

In French Exécution

(1) Execution of a death sentence shall be by shooting or hanging as may be ordered by the judgment and shall be public unless otherwise ordered in the decision not to commute. (2) The bodies of persons executed shall be returned to their families at their request, but on condition of a quiet funeral. (3) Nothing may be published by the press beyond the official record of the execution and any official communiqué that may be released. (4) The detailed application of this Section shall be prescribed by decree. B – IMPRISONMENT
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Texte français

ARTICLE 23 — Exécution

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Section 23 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
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