Candidate for the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Irina Podnosova, commenting on the possibility of returning the death penalty to the country, said that her opinion coincides with the opinion of the former Chief Justice Vyacheslav Lebedev. His words lead the way RIA News.
“I do not express my personal opinion, which coincides with Lebedev’s opinion. This is a matter of constitutional amendment. We are law enforcement agencies and we will enforce it as the problem is resolved,” he said at a meeting of the Federation Council committee.
On March 27, President of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin said that the Constitutional Court of Russia ready to talk Regarding the lifting of the moratorium on the use of the death penalty only after a formal request by authorized applicants.
The court explained that an objection by a group of at least 90 deputies is necessary for the Constitutional Court to conduct an investigation into the constitutionality of a particular normative law.
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