BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

21/01/2009

Possible abolition of capital punishment as Belarus joins Council of Europe, prosecutor general

Belarus can abolish the death penalty in its pursuit to join the Council of Europe, Prosecutor General of Belarus Grigory Vasilevich told a press conference on January 21, BelTA informs.

"If we are moving towards joining the Council of Europe, we should stick to the rules of this organisation. When in Rome, do as the Romans do," Grigory Vasilevich said.

The Prosecutor General stressed that a small number of such sentences were passed in Belarus in 2008.

Source:

http://news.trend.az/index.shtml?show=news&newsid=1403568&lang=en

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