Life is sacred; I do not support the death penalty – Yoni Kulendi tells VC | General news

Renowned private legal practitioner, Mr. Yoni Kulendi, has said that he does not support the death penalty under the Criminal and Other Offenses Act on the grounds that legal processes are prone to error.

He believed that people found guilty of committing a crime should be sentenced to life in prison instead of the death penalty, because life is sacred and human life should not be terminated by anyone.

Mr. Yoni Kulendi made the comment before the Parliament Appointments Committee today (Tuesday) during his Vetting as a candidate for the President of the Supreme Court. It was in response to a question from Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a North Tongu MP, about his opinion on the death penalty.

In response to a question from Sampson Ahi, Bodi’s MP on legal education in the country, Mr. Yoni Kulendi said there is a need for reform in legal education in the country.

Therefore, he suggested that a comprehensive study be carried out to determine the type of reform necessary in legal education in the country.

Answering another question from Sampson Ahi about what he will do in a situation where a case involving the President, Nana Akufo-Addo is brought before the Supreme Court if his appointment (Kulendi) is approved by Parliament, as he worked with In his chambers as a lawyer from 1995 to 2002, Mr. Yoni Kulendi said that he will comply with the oath of a judge who demands that judges be fair, just, equitable and reasonable in their trial.

Responding to a question from minority leader Haruna Iddrisu about the upper limit of judges who should be appointed to the Supreme Court, Mr. Yoni Kulendi said that there should be no specific limit to the number of judges to be appointed to the Supreme so that when necessary, judges could be appointed to serve as judges of the Supreme Court without the need to amend the Constitution.