House of Representatives responds to MEPs
The reason for that was the recent EP's resolution on death penalty in Belarus.
The House of Representatives' statement says that this document is aimed at continuation of the practice of pressure on the Belarusian authorities and interference into the internal matters of our state.
Let us remind you, the European Parliament urged to reconsider the sentences to Vitsebsk inhabitants Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou and to refrain from the death penalty on the whole.
Belarusian MPs got incensed by the fact that the European Parliament based on the information provided by the non-governmental organizations, BELTA informs. In addition to that, the House of Representatives reminded that the international legal norms allow death penalty for the severest crimes on the basis of the court sentences. Underage persons and pregnant women make an exception.
