Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has agreed on the advisability of raising the issue of the abolition of the death penalty in the country in a separate referendum in the country. future, reports Sputnik Belarus.
At the same time, the politician said he was convinced that the majority of Belarusians supported capital punishment.
“If we now raise this issue …” Still, I think the majority are in favor of retaining (the death penalty – editor's note) & # 39; & # 39 ;, & Ndash; Lukashenko said.
“ By the way, consider it separately in a referendum. And tell people about it & raquo ;, & ndash; added the Belarusian leader.
Currently, the republic is preparing a project for a new constitution. A referendum on this issue is expected to take place no later than February. Today in Minsk was held a meeting of the Constitutional Committee with the participation of the President, where it was planned to consider a number of controversial issues on which the members of the committee did not was able to reach a compromise. One of them was the question of whether to maintain or abolish the death penalty.
Previously, it was reported that the historical truth about the Great Patriotic War , the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country will be enshrined in the Belarusian constitution, and the nuances associated with mass riots will be taken into account.
In August, it was learned that a Chinese court failed to mitigate the sentence of a Canadian sentenced to death for drug trafficking and became the first foreigner in nine years to receive the death penalty in the PRC.