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Death penalty a deterrent?

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October 10, 2019

More than 100 nations have abolished the death penalty, including South Africa. But calls to reinstate it there have grown louder in recent months as authorities struggle to combat high levels of violent crime. DW correspondent Adrian Kriesch reports from Cape Town.

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