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11 Aug 2026, 14:39

The Lebanese Parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty, making the country the first in the Arab world to replace it with life imprisonment with hard labor.

The majority of the 128 members of the Lebanese Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty. The Hezbollah bloc was the only group that did not support this decision. Adel Nassar, Lebanon's Minister of Justice, who was present at the session, called it a "historic step" for his country. Human rights organizations that have called for the formal cessation or complete abolition of the death penalty also welcomed this vote.
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According to this resolution, the death penalty will be replaced by life imprisonment. With the passage of this law, Lebanon transforms from a country that had practically halted executions for years to one that has legally removed this penalty from its criminal justice system. Adel Nassar, the Minister of Justice, described the passage of this law as a historic step in support of the abolition of the death penalty. Lebanon last carried out a death sentence in 2004, and since then, although the death penalty remained in the country's laws, its implementation had effectively ceased.

Abolition supporters say this decision, in addition to its human rights aspect, could also impact Lebanon's judicial relations with countries that have banned the death penalty; including in the extradition process of suspects and criminals, as some countries do not extradite offenders to countries where there is a possibility of the death penalty being carried out.
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