Russian Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov spoke...

Russian Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov spoke out categorically against abolishing the moratorium on the death penalty.
At a meeting in Ryazan with members of the local legislature he noted that mistakes are frequent in the Russian judicial system, and some of them have led to the execution of innocent people.
"Several years ago I was a supporter of the death penalty, but have revised my stance since then. I think that a life sentence in conditions of Russian prisons without the right to be pardoned is a much greater punishment than physical death," he said.