Capital punishment in Garetolia

Capital punishment in Garetolia is banned by the Garetolian Human Rights and Discrimination Act (GAHRDA), a law passed on 13 August 2007 by the Parliament of Garetolia with a 392-203 vote (5 abstained). The law specifically states "no crime is worthy enough of the death penalty". This generated some controversy at the time, when some far-right groups such as the Brotherhood of Garetolia opposed the decision labelling it as a "radical, leftist decision" when others mostly expressed support for the ban. Capital punishment was originally banned in 1984 by the Garetolian Unlawful Deaths Act, pioneered by the Green Bloc, but it was repealed six years later by Peter Lokoso. However, no executions took place from 1997 until the current ban, even though it was not officially illegal. Before then, however, it was usually only reserved for extreme circumstances such as mass murder or terrorism.