Friday, March 27, 2009

Belarus closer to moratorium on death penalty

March 25, 2009: Belarus is moving closer to a moratorium on the death penalty, a senior judicial official said.

"We have in essence come closer to a moratorium on the death penalty," said Valery Kalinkovich, deputy chairman of the Supreme Court. "The death penalty was carried out on two people in 2008."

Amnesty said in a report that four people were executed last year.

Sources: Reuters, 25/03/2009

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