People who were below the age of 18 at the time when...

People who were below the age of 18 at the time when the crime was committed and women cannot be sentenced to death, neither can men who are over the age of 65 at the time when the sentence is pronounced.
The Constitution gives the President authority to grant clemency.
The Criminal Code of Belarus states that the death penalty can be replaced by an act ofclemency with life imprisonment. A Clemency Commission prepares cases that are then considered by the President who takes the final decision on whether to grant clemency. Statistics and other information on acts of clemency are not publicised. According to unofficial information, the President did not authorize any acts of clemency in 2001.
Information about the death penalty is classed as a state secret: convict's relatives are not informed of the date or place of execution even after the event, the body is not returned to the family and the place of burial is not disclosed. Executions are carried out by shooting. There are concerns that fair trial guarantees are not complied with in some trials that lead to the death penalty.
Partly due to the its stance on the death penalty, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe suspended Belarus' special guest status in January 1997. In a 1996 referendum, whichwas not recognized by the international community due to serious irregularities, the majority of voters voiced their support for the continued use of the death penalty. President Alexander Lukashenko has also been sharply criticized in the West for his authoritarian rule.
Despite the norms of the 1994 constitution stipulating elections within five years, President Lukashenko extended his term to 2001 via a referendum in November 1996. On September 9, 2001 new elections confirmed him.