LDPR leader calls for lifting moratorium on death penalty
Earlier, some politicians came up with a proposal for using the death penalty again
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Earlier, some politicians came up with a proposal for using the death penalty again
Amnesty said it was important for the international community to oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty
At least 137 people were killed and 182 others injured, many in severe conditions, after armed attackers stormed Crocus City Hall in Moscow and opened fire.
Senior members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime have called for the country to bring back the death penalty following Friday's attack on a Moscow concert hall, which killed 137 people. Critics have sounded the alarm over the demand, including due to Russia's broad use of counter-terrorism and anti-extremist laws to target Kremlin opponents and supporters of Ukraine.
The Kremlin said on Monday it was not taking part in discussions about the use of the death penalty in relation to the four suspects arrested after an attack on a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday. Russia has detained four men who it says directly carried out the attack, in which at least 137 people were killed and 182 wounded. Senior members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime have called for the country to bring back the death penalty following Friday's attack.