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"en.20120216.28.4-490-000"2
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"Mr President, the case we are dealing with is prime evidence of the dangers posed by the very existence of the death penalty. I am not a judge and I do not know whether or not the convicted Belarusians are guilty. I do know, however, that no one knows what the motives behind the Minsk metro attacks were supposed to be. I know that there are serious doubts as to the fairness of the trial. I know that the death penalty is cruel, inhuman and irreversible.
In the case of Belarus, the punishment does not end even after the implementation of the sentence. Article 175 of the Criminal Code of Belarus provides that the body of the executed person is not issued to the family, nor is any information provided concerning the location of the burial site. We do not know how many sentences are implemented or on what dates. The implementation of the death penalty is covered by state secrecy in Belarus. In this particular case, the only solution would be to pardon the two convicts. We therefore call on President Lukashenko to exercise his right to pardon. Even a bad man can do something good. The President of Belarus is facing such an opportunity. I hope he will take advantage of it."@en1
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