"I will use this opportunity to declare a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in The Gambia, as a first step towards abolition," Mr. Barrow said in his statement to mark The Gambia's 53rd independence anniversary celebrations.
"Ngizosebenzisa leli thuba ukusho ukuthi ngiyakumisa ukusebenza kwesigwebo sentambo, lena yimizamo yokuqala yokuqeda lo mthetho eGambia," Kusho uBarrow enkulumeni yakhe ayenze nge-Independence Day.