Parliament amended the penal code to substitute the...

Parliament amended the penal code to substitute the death penalty for life imprisonment. The parliament also ruled that life sentences cannot be handed down to people under 18 or over 65 or to women who are pregnant either at time of committing their crime or receiving the court verdict. (Sources: IPR, 12/06/2000) (June 8, 2000: parliament amended the penal code to substitute the death penalty for life imprisonment. The parliament also ruled that life sentences cannot be handed down to people under 18 or over 65 or to women who are pregnant either at time of committing their crime or receiving the court verdict.