Commenting on the proposals to introduce the death penalty in Russia, the Chairman of the Constitutional Committee of the Federation Council Andrey Klihas said that it can only be returned with the adoption of a new constitution.
“Let me remind the President of the Constitutional Court. [Валерий] Zorkin believes that the return of the death penalty is possible only after the adoption of the new Constitution of Russia, ”the author wrote. Telegram.
The Senator also said that “if this plan does not consist of loud statements”, “I would like to understand the action plan of the initiators of this idea.”
Sergei Mironov, leader of A Just Russia – For the Truth, in an earlier interview with RIA Novosti declarationHe said his party will demand the death penalty for murderers of children and terrorists.
Capital punishment for “traitors” before that suggested Set State Duma deputy Andrey Kolesnik. He stated that this refers to those who “flee from Russia” and wage an information war against it.
Source: Gazeta

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