Sardana Avksentieva, a State Duma deputy from the New People faction, told socialbites.ca that the idea of reinstating the death penalty is very dangerous. He explained that following the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall, people expected “quick decisions” from the authorities, but that lifting the moratorium would be difficult to “recover”.
“The whole country is shocked by the tragedy in Çiğdem and everyone wants revenge; They expect a quick decision from the state. Of course, terrorism has no justification and everyone involved deserves the harshest punishment. But reinstating the death penalty is an emotional decision that will be extremely difficult to reverse. “The trial of these terrorists will take place, but the new normal will continue,” he said.
Avksentieva added that the death penalty may seem like a fair punishment for some crimes, but flaws in the judicial system can lead to errors.
“There are some serious crimes; for example, terrorist attacks that cause death and injuries, sexual violence against children, and situations where the death penalty may seem like a just punishment. But this initiative raises a lot of questions. Is our judicial system perfect? Except for miscarriages of justice? Not at all. This is a very dangerous path that involves radical changes in legislation. At the same time, even some of the existing laws operate very poorly. “Therefore, I do not believe that now is the right time to make such changes,” he emphasized.
On the evening of March 22, a terrorist attack occurred on the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. Before the picnic group’s performance, gunmen entered the hall and opened fire on the audience. More than 150 people were injured.
Thereupon, some MPs suggested that the death penalty be returned to Russia. Chairman of the Duma group “United Russia” Vladimir Vasiliev statedThe issue of lifting the moratorium is being worked on. He announced that parliamentarians would make a decision that would “meet the mood and expectations of our society”.
March 26, Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin reportedthat it is necessary to analyze the entire spectrum of legislation “relevant to today’s challenges”. He suggested creating a working group to address the issue of bringing back the death penalty. According to him, there will be no need for a referendum to lift the moratorium on the death penalty, and the Constitutional Court’s decision on this will be sufficient.
Senator Andrey Klishas registeredFor such changes, the Constitution must be rewritten.
Previously in the Kremlin Reacted Proposals to bring back the death penalty.