Should Convicted Killers Be Given the Death Penalty?
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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics
For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ On Tuesday, we told you about sixty-year-old Salvadoran National Nicolas Guevara. He is the man who was convicted for the 1992 murder of thirty-six-year-old Marcus Antonio Tzul in the Orange Walk District. Guevara was given a life sentence but had his sentence reduced to twenty-five years. But since he has served more than that amount behind bars, he was set free. We also told you about convicted murderer Dionicio Salazar. Like Guevara, Salazar was given a life sentence as well. He was found guilty of killing Marlon Riviera in 2010 in San Ignacio Town. He appealed his conviction all the way to the CCJ which dismissed his request to have his conviction overturned. And again, like Guevara, Salazar will be resentenced and he is possibly facing a time of twenty-five to thirty years behind bars. The years he has been behind bars will be considered which means that he will spend a lesser amount of years in jail. There are many people who believe that convicted murderers should be given the death penalty as a way to deter others from committing such capital crime. After the Sitting of the Senate, Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte expressed his view on this particular matter.
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