Security Committee Vice Chairman Dmitry Medvedev expressed his opinion on the issue of resuming such punitive measures by amending the Basic Law, emphasizing that it has never been discussed that the need for immediate resumption of the death penalty was necessary, and that Russia will only restore the death penalty without amending the constitution in extreme cases.
"It will only be possible to do this in the most extreme situations. For example, committing a heinous crime that endangers social security in China is first of all, killing, or being in war, just like in the past."
Medvedev points out that in this case there is no need to amend the Basic Law, and it is enough to change the legal position of the Constitutional Court on this issue, "In this case, they will have to make changes. Every rational person can fully understand this, including those who are specially assigned to protect human rights and freedoms."
▲Valerie Zorkin
At the end of November, Valerie Zorkin, President of the Constitutional Court, spoke at the 10th All-Russian Judges Conference, saying that Russia's withdrawal from the European Commission and the intensifying period in history are not reasons to restore the death penalty. He said that doing so would send a very bad signal to society. In addition, a new constitution must be passed to restore the death penalty.
On December 7, the Russian President brought up the matter during a meeting with members of the Human Rights Commission, and pointed out that he believed that there was no need to restore the death penalty by amending the Basic Law.
html When meeting with attendees at Valde International Debate Club in September, Putin expressed opposition to Russia's death penalty, saying the death penalty was "meaningless and counterproductive." (December 7, 2022, Vinson)# Headline Creation Challenge#
