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The European Union condemns the death penalty in Belarus, due to the execution of the death penalty for two people. This was reported in a statement by the press secretary of the European Foreign Service Maja Kocijancic. “T he execution of Alexander Zhilnikov has taken place in Belarus in June 2019; according to reports there is a high probability that Viachaslau Sukharka was also executed. The European Union expresses its sincere sympathy to the families and friends of the victims of the crimes committed ,” Kocijancic said.



At the same time, she stressed that the EU reaffirms At the same time, she stressed that the EU reaffirms its strong resistance to the death penalty in all circumstances and calls on Belarus to impose a moratorium on the death penalty as a first step towards the abolition of this measure of punishment.