The Supreme Court of Appeal of Malawi has made a landmark ruling that death sentence in Malawi is unconstitutional.
According to a panel of seven judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal, death sentence is unconstitutional because it abolishes a right to life.
The court that also ordered that all prisoners who were sentenced to a mandatory death sentence will how now be given a chance for re-hearing in order to be re-sentenced.
This follows an appeal by Charles Khoviwa who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death.
