26/03/2009 12:24
Belarus may abolish death penalty
Belarus may abolish death penalty soon, Deputy head of Belarus Supreme Court, Valery Kalinkovich told the journalists in Minsk, Podrobnosti reports.
«We are practically one step away from banning death penalty. In 2008, only two death sentences were executed in Belarus,» he said.
At the same time, Kalinkovich said the death penalty issue was out of Supreme Court's competence.