Hands Off Cain
UKRAINE·DEATH PENALTY·APRIL 1, 1999·1 MIN READ

On April 1, the Zhytomyr Regional Court handed Anatoliy...

On April 1, the Zhytomyr Regional Court handed Anatoliy Onopriyenko the expected death sentence

On April 1, the Zhytomyr Regional Court handed Anatoliy Onopriyenko the expected death sentence. Onopriyenko, who murdered 52 people from 1989 to 1996, would remain in solitary confinement at a Zhytomyr prison while President Kuchma considered his appeal. It was unlikely that Onopriyenko would face execution in the foreseeable future, due to Ukraine's moratorium on capital punishment.