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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni regrets halting death penalty

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Monday he regretted stopping executions in his 'pre-industrial' country.

 This is just days after his vow to resume death terms alarmed rights groups. He last signed a death warrant in 1999 to execute 28 convicts, while execution under army law was last carried out in 2002.

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