After the suspension of Russia’s membership in the Council of Europe, the return of the death penalty is possible, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, admitted. RIA News.
“A good opportunity to restore a number of important institutions to prevent especially serious crimes in the country – such as the death penalty for the most dangerous criminals,” the agency quoted him as saying.
He also added that the death penalty is actively used in the US and China.
Earlier, the European Union (EU) included in the sanctions lists the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev. The decision was made after Russia launched a military operation to protect Donbass.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct a special military operation in the Donbass. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Russia. Kyiv began the evacuation of embassy staff from Moscow.
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