Constitutional court turns down appeal of death convict's mother
The answer from the Constitutional Court says only
specially authorized bodies can appeal to the court.
Bear in mind that the mother of sentenced to death Uladzislau Kavaliou asked to declare a provision
of the Criminal Procedure Code unconstitutional. The Code does not provide for
suspending execution after filing and registering an appeal to the UN Human
Rights Committee.
Lawyer Raman Kisliak does not agree
with the answer from the Constitutional Court. According to him, Mrs. Kavaliova
appealed to court asking to give not a judgment, but a decision. Delivering
court decisions meets the existing practice. On the base of appeals from
individuals, the Constitutional Court takes a decision, where it estimates if
certain spheres comply with the Constitution and international legislative
acts.
