Russian Prosecutor-General Yuriy Chayka said in an interview with the Komnata Otdykha TV programme that "the severity of punishment has never had any effect on the level of crime

Russian Prosecutor-General Yuriy Chayka said in an interview with the Komnata Otdykha TV programme that "the severity of punishment has never had any effect on the level of crime. However hard we tighten the screw, the number of murders does not go down, the number of grave offences does not go down. In my opinion, capital punishment will not stop maniacs. That is why I consistently support giving up the death penalty".