The last execution was carried out in January 1996
The last execution was carried out in January 1996
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The last execution was carried out in January 1996. Women and people below the age of 18 at the time when the crime was committed cannot be sentenced to death. Following the vote for abolition in 1999, Foreign Minister Valdis Birkavs said Latvia considered the removal of the death penalty an important step on the road to joining the EU.
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