Peru leader seeks constitution change on execution
LIMA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Adamant despite setbacks in his drive to make the death penalty legal, Peruvian President Alan Garcia wants to change the constitution to allow referendums on the issue.
In a statement issued late on Saturday, Garcia said he would seek a referendum to change Article 32 of the constitution, which says cases limiting basic rights are not subject to referendums. Simultaneously, a referendum would be held allowing capital punishment for child rapists.
Earlier last week Garcia proposed a nationwide poll on capital punishment to be applied for terrorists.
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On Wednesday, Congress voted down a Garcia bill that would have added the death penalty for terrorists to the penal code. Capital punishment for terrorists is permitted under Peru's 1993 constitution. But the penal code does not allow it under any circumstance.
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