Russian Justice Minister Yuri Chaika said he was opposed...
Russian Justice Minister Yuri Chaika said he was opposed to the idea to lift the moratorium on death penalties in the country.
Russian Justice Minister Yuri Chaika said he was opposed to the idea to lift the moratorium on death penalties in the country.
"I don't support it. The moratorium is needed, and this is my principled position," Chaika said in comments on the proposal by Deputy Prosecutor General Vladimir Kolesnikov to reintroduce death sentence for terrorists.
"I don't support it. The moratorium is needed, and this is my principled position," Chaika said in comments on the proposal by Deputy Prosecutor General Vladimir Kolesnikov to reintroduce death sentence for terrorists.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: ITAR-TASS World Service, 25/02/2005)