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Death sentences in Belarus

Aliaksandr Hrunou's case

June 14, 2013 the Homieĺ Regional Court sentenced Aliaksandr Hrunovu to the exceptional measure of punishment – execution by shooting.

Andrei Zhuk's case

Sentenced to death on July 17, 2009 by the Minsk Regional Court.

A. Burdyka and A. Hryshkautsou's case

Sentenced to death by the Hrodna Regional Court on May 14, 2010.

Vasil Yuzepchuk's case

Was sentenced to death by the Brest Regional Court on June 29, 2009.

Ryhor Yazepchuk's case

Sentenced to death by the Mahilioŭ Regional Court on April 23, 2013.

News

EU, CoE “reaffirm strong opposition” to death penalty after new sentences delivered in Belarus

The European Union reaffirms its strong opposition against the application of capital punishment in any circumstance, the EU External Action Service said in a statement following the two death sentences handed down in Belarus on January 10.

Two men sentenced to death in Čerykaŭ

Two men, Illia Kostseu and Stanislau Kostseu, have been sentenced to death at a visiting session of the Mahilioŭ Regional Court held today in the town of Čerykaŭ. Judge Mikhail Melnikau found the two brothers, aged 21 and 19, respectively, of killing their former school teacher and setting her house on fire to destroy the evidence.

EU, CoE, PACE call for moratorium in response to new execution in Belarus

The spokespersons of the European Union, the Council of Europe, and the CoE’s Parliamentary Assembly have once again called on the Belarusian authorities to introduce a moratorium on executions in Belarus. The statements were released after the news came of another execution in the continent’s last retentionist country.