Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
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Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990. Slovakia’s membership in the Council of Europe prohibits the state from reintroducing capital punishment into its laws. The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art. 15 states: "A law shall not provide for a sentence of death to be imposed by any court."
The death penalty was abolished when Slovakia was part of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. That entity became two separate states in 1993.
The last criminal executed in Slovakia was Štefan Svitek, whom psychologists classified a psychopath. The repeat offender was put to death on June 8, 1989, for the rape and murder of his two daughters and pregnant wife.
The death penalty was abolished when Slovakia was part of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. That entity became two separate states in 1993.
The last criminal executed in Slovakia was Štefan Svitek, whom psychologists classified a psychopath. The repeat offender was put to death on June 8, 1989, for the rape and murder of his two daughters and pregnant wife.
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