Trinidad & Tobago's death penalty push is not about sovereignty | Philip Dayle | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Trinidad & Tobago's death penalty push is not about sovereignty | Philip Dayle | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "Capital punishment enjoys widespread public support in Trinidad and Tobago, as it does in many Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean. In an effort to play to populist sentiment, the drive to hang convicted murderers is cast throughout the Caribbean as a matter of national sovereignty. But its opponents believe that Persad-Bissessar's measure is a vast over-reach, and legally unnecessary. They argue that her initiative is fundamentally symbolic and intended to create the perception that she is being tough on crime."