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.