Decision by the Constitutional Court of Russia against the application of death penalty (November 19, 2009)
We welcome the decision by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation which yesterday ruled against the application of the death penalty once the moratorium expires on January 1, 2010.
France, like the EU, reaffirms its long-established opposition to the death penalty everywhere in the world under all circumstances. We encourage Russia to now completely abolish the death penalty.
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