- Wed August 12 2026 10:46 am
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed Parliament’s passage of a law abolishing the death penalty, expressing hope that lawmakers would approve the general amnesty law on Wednesday.
Toward restorative, not retributive, justice. Congratulations on yesterday’s passage of the abolition of the death penalty… and hopefully the general amnesty law will be passed today, Salam wrote on X.