Capital punishment in Cape Verde

There is no capital punishment in current Cape Verdean law. The highest sentence is 25 years. The last execution was performed in 1835,[1] when the islands were part of the Portuguese Empire.

References
  1. "Capital Punishment Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.


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