Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·OCTOBER 12, 1999
Ukraine

On October 12 Viktor Medvedchuk, the Parliament's Deputy...

On October 12 Viktor Medvedchuk, the Parliament's Deputy Chairman said that the Ukrainian Parliament could not meet the Council of Europe's demand that it ban capital punishment because the rising crime rate and the complex social situation "make it impos

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On October 12 Viktor Medvedchuk, the Parliament's Deputy Chairman said that the Ukrainian Parliament could not meet the Council of Europe's demand that it ban capital punishment because the rising crime rate and the complex social situation "make it impossible for the members of parliament to ignore the will of the people, most of whom oppose the abolition of the death penalty."