The presidential candidate of the Begin Ghana Party (BGP) is proposing the use of the death sentence as a punishment for individuals who engage in certain corrupt practices in Ghana.
Edward Ohene Kye believes such a measure could deter others from engaging in corrupt practices thereby eradicating the canker in the country.
The BGP presidential candidate wants a referendum organised to vote in favour of the death penalty for corrupt officials.
Speaking to Caleb Ahinakwah on TownHall Talk on Asaase 99.5 Friday ( 12 April) Kye said “We are proposing a sort of referendum to peg the death penalty to corruption so that we will eradicate it.”
Kye added, “… Instead of doing the right thing, our elders are amassing wealth for themselves, we cannot continue this way, we need to save our motherland.”
Meanwhile, On 25 July 2023, Ghana’s parliament reached an historic decision, as it voted in favour of two key bills removing the death penalty for ordinary crimes: the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and the Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2022.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo assented to the Bills to substitute the death penalty for life imprisonment on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.