Belarus is the only country in Europe where the death penalty is allowed and applied.
The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus (upper house of parliament) has approved amendments to the law on executions , which expand the possibilities of its application , transmits “ Belta ».
The death penalty in Belarus can be used for:
- attempt to assassinate a representative of a foreign state or international organization in order to provoke international complications or war;
- attempt to commit international terrorism or terrorism using atomic energy objects, using radioactive substances or nuclear materials, chemical or biological substances;/span>
- attempt to assassinate a statesman or public figure in order to influence the decision-making of the authorities, intimidate the population, destabilize public order.
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Expanding the grounds for execution in the Belarusian parliament is directly linked to attacks on infrastructure, which have intensified in connection with the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, says “ Radio Svoboda The opposition initiative BYPOL called on citizens to start a “rail war” to complicate the movement of military rail depots. At least 60 people have been detained in Belarus since February 24 on suspicion of blocking the railway. At least one case involved terrorism.
