BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

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Jun 24, 2005, 15:11 GMT

Belarusian president submits death penalty bill to parliament

Minsk, 24 June: Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka seeks to amend the Penal Code with a provision about a temporary nature of the death penalty in Belarus.

As Interfax has learnt at the Belarusian president's press service, Lukashenka submitted a bill to this effect to parliament today.

"Specifically, a provision regarding the temporary nature of the death penalty is included in the Penal Code. The death penalty as an exceptional measure of punishment for grave crimes associated with the loss of human life with aggravating circumstances may be applied in Belarus until its cancellation," the presidential press service said.

Source: Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Kiev, in Russian 1323 gmt 24 Jun 05

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http://news.monstersandcritics.com/mediamonitor/article_1021296.php/Belarusian_president_submits_death_penalty_bill_to_parliament


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