Medvedev said there were no longer any restrictions on lifting the moratorium.
Following Russia's exclusion from the Council of Europe, there are no longer any restrictions on the restoration of the death penalty in the country, so the moratorium may be revised. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, according to Medusa, citing an interview with Russian media.
“International grounds have disappeared, there are domestic legal positions of the Constitutional Court. These legal positions are based on the current legal order, on the current criminogenic situation. I assume that if everything is calm, these legal positions can remain the same as they were. But legal positions are also not eternal, if something changes in the life of society, then these legal positions can also be revised, “he said.
According to Medvedev, the moratorium of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on the death penalty is “not sacred scripture”, court decisions may change.
“And in the history of our country there have been such periods. Let me remind you that after the war, the Soviet Union abolished the death penalty. It did not last long. The death penalty was restored fairly quickly. This was due to the high growth of violent crimes, including murder. I don't know what will happen in the future, “he said.
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“Right to life, prohibition of torture, prohibition of slavery and forced labor, right to liberty and security of person, right to a fair trial, no punishment without law, right to respect for private and family life, freedom of opinion, conscience and religion, freedom of expression , freedom of assembly and association, prohibition of discrimination, protection of property rights – this is not a complete catalog of rights and freedoms, international guarantees of protection of which the population of Russia is losing. Just as he loses hope for the development of democratic institutions and free elections. It is losing hope, because you cannot lose what did not exist, “she said.
