BRUSSELS — The European Union on Saturday condemned two executions in Japan this week and called on Tokyo to consider a moratorium on the death penalty before abolishing it completely.
“I deplore the execution in Japan of two death-row inmates… only a few weeks after the execution of two other death-row inmates,” EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement.
Japan has carried out seven executions so far this year, “a worrying trend” after a gap of nearly two years, Ashton said.
“I reiterate my call for Japan to consider seriously a moratorium, to allow a thorough public debate on the death penalty, pending its complete legal abolition.”
Source: AFP, Sept. 30, 2012
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