Article 306 of the Penal Code previously provided that if the convicted person repents before his or her execution, the Mauritanian Supreme Court could commute the death sentence to a jail sentence of between three months and two years, and a fine.
Kifungu cha sheria namba 306 cha hukumu ya kifo, mwanzoni kilikuwa kinasema kuwa ikiwa aliyehukumiwa atatubu kabla ya kunyongwa kwake, mahakama kuu ya Mauritania inaweza kubadili hukumu ya kifo kuwa kifungo cha miezi mitatu mpaka miaka miwili gerezani pamoja na faini.