Chairman of the Presidential Clemency Commission, writer...
Chairman of the Presidential Clemency Commission, writer Anatoly Pristavkin, said he believed that Russia must adopt a law abolishing capital punishment and then eliminate the related articles of the Criminal Code
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Chairman of the Presidential Clemency Commission, writer Anatoly Pristavkin, said he believed that Russia must adopt a law abolishing capital punishment and then eliminate the related articles of the Criminal Code. The final decision on the abolition of capital punishment "should not be linked to Russia's membership in the Council of Europe," Pristavkin said.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Interfax News Agency, 09/04/2000)
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