during a TV program on the first national channel...

during a TV program on the first national channel, President of the Republic Moncef Marzouki was invited to speak about the death penalty and its abolition. The President replied that he is a fervent defender of human rights, and also a supporter of the abolition of the death penalty. "Even though currently there are some difficulties to pass a law for the abolition of the death penalty, I will not sign any execution orders as long as I am President of the Republic," he added.