Senator Klishas called the issue of returning the death penalty in Russia moral and ethical
Andrey Klishas. Photo: Federation Council of the Russian Federation
The question of the return of the death penalty in Russia has more to do with moral aspects than legal ones. So the head of the Constitutional Committee of the Federation Council Andrei Klishas spoke about the statement of the chairman of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin, RIA Novosti reports.
According to Klishas, before making a decision, it is important to understand whether Russian society is ready to take responsibility for the murder of a person.
On the eve, the chairman of the Constitutional Court of Russia allowed the return of the death penalty. In his book Constitutional Justice: Procedure and Meaning, Zorkin explained that the decision of the Constitutional Court, which makes it impossible to use an exceptional punishment in Russia at this historical stage of its development, does not exclude the possibility of returning the death penalty in the future.
The question of the return of the death penalty constantly pops up in society. After almost every high-profile crime, demands are heard to lift the ban on the murder of an attacker, while most often both citizens and some lawmakers advocate the execution of terrorists, murderers and pedophiles. In particular, on December 22, Sultan Khamzaev, a State Duma deputy from United Russia, proposed introducing the death penalty for a number of criminals.
