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A new Mercy Committee has been appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Antigua and Barbuda Constitution.<\/p>

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The committee, which goes by the official name, the \u201cAdvisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy,\u201d is headed by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Steadroy Benjamin.<\/p>\n

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It also consists of the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rhonda Sealy-Thomas, Solicitor General Martin Camacho, Head of the Prison Visiting Committee Bishop Charlesworth Browne, and Jerry-Ann Francis.<\/p>

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The functions of the committee are spelt out in Section 86 of the Constitution. It reads in part: \u201cWhere an offender has been sentenced to death by any court for an offence against any law, the Minister shall cause a written report of the case from the trial judge (or \u00a0 the Chief Justice, if a report from the trial judge cannot be obtained) together with such other information derived from the record of the case or elsewhere as the Minister may require, to be taken into consideration at a meeting of the Advisory Committee.<\/p>

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\u201c(2) The Minister may consult with the Advisory Committee before tendering any advice to the Governor-General under section 84(2) of this Constitution in any case not falling within subsection (1) of this section.<\/p>\n

\u201c(3) The Minister shall not be obliged in any case to act in accordance with the advice of the Advisory Committee.<\/p>

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\u201c(4) The Advisory Committee may regulate its own procedure.\u201d The committee\u2019s appointment runs from 19th January 2021 to January 2023.<\/p>\n

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