Yuriy Chayka, Russia's Justice Minister, said that...
Yuriy Chayka, Russia's Justice Minister, said that he is against the proposed lifting of Russia's current moratorium on the death penalty in comments on an appeal by members of the lower house of parliament to President Vladimir Putin to lift the moratori
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Yuriy Chayka, Russia's Justice Minister, said that he is against the proposed lifting of Russia's current moratorium on the death penalty in comments on an appeal by members of the lower house of parliament to President Vladimir Putin to lift the moratorium.
Chayka cited recent comments by Putin to the effect that solving crimes is more important than using the death penalty.
Chayka cited recent comments by Putin to the effect that solving crimes is more important than using the death penalty.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Interfax news agency, monitored by BBC, 15/02/2002)
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