Mazourki regrets retention of death penalty in draft Tunisian Constitution

<div class="story-body"><p><strong>Carthage</strong> — Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki deeply regretted the non-alteration of Article 21 of the draft Constitution and therefore the retaining of the death penalty, the Presidency said in a press release issued on Wednesday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Marzouki had expressed his position on that issue on June 1, 2013 in a letter sent to the National Constituent Assembly on the draft constitution, the same source added.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In that letter, he had explained that the capital punishment has never deterred crime and has always served to settle scores with political opponents and oppress deprived classes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
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