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Capital punishment will be abolished by the current Zambian President

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Since the announcement made by the Zambian President, the legal and regulatory scenario within the Zambian nation is in a whirlwind. On the special occasion of Africa Day, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema made a stunning announcement, sharing his quest to abolish the death penalty row. This announcement received both positive and negative responses, more positive than negative. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani noted businessman, charity worker, and philanthropist from Zambia, also supported this announcement by stating that the death penalty is a cruel, inhumane, and degrading law, archaic and does not provide any solution for the Zambian government. Dr. Mahtani further iterated that the awareness towards abolishing the death penalty has grown significantly across the globe and Africa and this trend can be seen across Zambia too. As a result, the last capital execution was carried out in the year 1997 and since then, Presidents have been exercising strategies like mercy prerogatives to avoid the death penalty. Furthermore, the present condition of a majority of the prisons across Zambia is below standards with some of the maximum prisons having dangerously ill conditions. It has been observed that these prisons do not even provide basic human dignity for the prisoners. This has forced the Zambian government to look for strategic alternatives such as strategic decongestion of prisons.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani further stated from a religious point of view that capital punishment or the death penalty is not appropriate in the eyes of god. According to the teachings of Jesus Christ, his sacrifice on the cross was for all human beings who believed in him and his values. The teachings of Jesus Christ are against killing other human beings as he atoned for them. Furthermore, the teachings also suggested that taking the life of another human being should only be allowed for those without sins, which is a rare case on this planet. As such, Dr. Rajan Mahtani indicated that even from a religious point of view, capital punishment is not acceptable.

Zambian President announces plans for abolishing capital punishment

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President Hakainde Hichilema recently announced that he is planning to completely abolish the death penalty sentence. This announcement has been met with roaring positive comments, including Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani. According to Dr. Mahtani, death penalty is a cruel, inhumane, and degrading practice and does not hold any significance in the present society. Furthermore, the trend toward abolishing death penalty has grown significantly across the globe, including in Zambia. Even Dr. Rajan Mahtani, who owns Prison Fellowship Zambia (PFZ) has extended his full support towards this decision. Prison Fellowship is a noted Christian Outreach Program established more than three decades ago. It was established with the objective of providing transparent criminal justice for the prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families in Zambia as well as ensuring that they are not devoid of fundamental human rights and human dignity. In a similar manner, Prison Fellowship works towards bringing the learnings and teachings of Almighty Jesus Christ to the inmates, ex-inmates and their families in Zambia. As such, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has extended his full support towards the decision from the Zambian President and has said that his company will provide legal and regulatory support towards this decision.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani further stated from a religious point of view that capital punishment or the death penalty is not appropriate in the eyes of god. According to the teachings of Jesus Christ, his sacrifice on the cross was all human beings who believed in him and his values. The teachings of Jesus Christ are against killing other human beings. Furthermore, the teachings also suggested that taking life of another human being should only be allowed for those without sins, which is a rare case on this planet. As such, Dr. Rajan Mahtani indicated that even from a religious point of view, capital punishment is not acceptable. As such, the announcement made by the Zambian President is a step in the right direction and Dr. Rajan Mahtani has extended legal and regulatory support towards this direction.

 

Portland Cement’s Final Verdict Raises Further Questions On The Lusaka HC Judgment

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Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a famous businessman whose achievements span across three decades. He is known to establish companies that have special focus on the less privileged sections of the society. These include but not limited to Finance Bank Zambia, Finsbury Investments and Mahtani Group of Companies. His company Finance Bank Zambia also won accolades for its achievements in providing a better life for its less privileged customers. Despite these contributions to the nation, Dr. Mahtani is often at the centre of numerous conspiracies and false claims. This is majorly the work of jealous entities and individuals who have personal vendetta from him or are just jealous of his success and popularity among the masses. Never the less, Dr. Mahtani has never involved in similar conspiracies him and maintains an ethical and professional stance in every activity he undertakes.

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However, his honest and professional business conducts have not helped much in gaining back the Portland Cement Zambia factory. After the factory was illegally taken from him, a case was launched by Dr. Rajan Mahtani at the Lusaka High Court. In his appeal, Dr. Mahtani shared numerous strong evidences such as signed shareholder’s agreement, financial exhibits as well as independent audit report which clearly stated that the factory was established as a joint venture agreement and Dr. Rajan Mahtani was the sole joint venture partner of the factory. While these evidences were more than enough to prove that Dr. Mahtani is to actual legal owner of the factory, it took more than ten years for the court to arrive at a final decision.

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Even then, the final verdict raised more questions than solving them. The final verdict was given against Dr. Mahtani claims, and this judgment is completely against the evidence submitted. As such, Dr. Mahtani took immediate steps and appealed to the higher court of appeal against this misdirected judgment at the Lusaka High Court.