Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 15, 2001
Italy

European Parliamentarian Emma Bonino criticised the...

European Parliamentarian Emma Bonino criticised the Palestinian Authority for the summary death sentences issued after trials lacking deliberation, and without the possibility of appeal or clemency

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European Parliamentarian Emma Bonino criticised the Palestinian Authority for the summary death sentences issued after trials lacking deliberation, and without the possibility of appeal or clemency.The MEP praised Israel as the main upholder of European democratic values and institutions in the Middle East, recalling that the Zionist state carried out capital punishment only once, executing the Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962.
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  • (Sources: Ansa, 15/01/2001)