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BELARUS. DEATH PENALTY MIGHT BE ANNULLED VIA A NATIONAL REFERENDUM

Belarussian deputy presidential chief of staff Natalya Petkevich said the death sentence might be annulled in Belarus via a national referendum.

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Belarussian deputy presidential chief of staff Natalya Petkevich said the death sentence might be annulled in Belarus via a national referendum.
"Most of our citizens voiced their opposition to the annulment of capital punishment in a national referendum and we adhere to this decision. But when certain socio-economic, mostly social, conditions are created, the annulment of capital punishment might be considered," Petkevich told a news conference in Minsk.
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  • (Sources: Interfax-West, 11/07/2005)