death penalty

Earlier on Friday, federal prosecutors officially filed to seek the death penalty in this case.

US federal prosecutors have filed a formal notice seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead a healthcare boss in New York.

Lissu, the leader of the main opposition party, Chadema, is back in the limelight after being charged with treason - a crime for which the maximum sentence is the death penalty.

Even the death penalty isn't off the table - not just for murder or mutiny, but for damaging an oil or gas pipeline or a sentry caught sleeping on duty.

"He was very clear on his beliefs on the sanctity of life. While we agreed on being opposed to the death penalty, we had a very different position on abortion."