RUSSIANS ARE FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Karine Asatryan

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[06:39 pm] 28 June, 2006

"Unfortunately, the majority of the Russians think capital punishment
must be preserved", said Chairman of the Council of Federation of
the RF Parliament Sergey Mironov.

According to Mironov, the Russians condition this by the cruel activity
of the terrorists, especially during the Beslan tragedy. "But the 10th
moratorium must be turned into a by-law after which the 6th protocol
must be ratified", the Russian official said after the meeting with
the PACE President. Let us remind you that the 6th protocol of the
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
demands abolishment of the death penalty.

According to the Chairman of the Council of Federation, even if they
have the necessary amount of votes in the Parliament to ratify the
6th Protocol, "they realize the sentiments of the majority of the
TF citizens". According to Mironov, there is still much to be done
before the ratification of the protocol abolishing death penalty.

Let us remind you that the RF has been member of the CoE for ten
years now.