According to her, this is already being negotiated between the competent authorities of the two countries.
Earlier, the Belarusian Embassy in Moscow confirmed that there was a Belarusian citizen among the victims of the terrorist attack in "Crocus City Hall.
After the terrorist attack that killed more than 140 people, Russian politicians started talking about revising the moratorium on the death penalty. Vladimir Vasilyev, head of the United Russia faction, said the topic should be "deeply elaborated". Sergei Mironov, leader of the "Just Russia" party, suggested holding a referendum on the possible return of the death penalty.
Andrei Klishas, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation, emphasized the limitations of the legislation regarding the use of execution. He pointed out that even without a moratorium, the death penalty cannot be applied to terrorists because it is limited to five articles of the Criminal Code and is only possible in jury trials. However, cases under Article 205 of the Criminal Code relating to terrorist acts could not be tried by jury.
Before the terrorist attack, deputies had already occasionally raised the topic of the death penalty. For example, in response to the shooting in an Izhevsk school in 2022, where 17 people were killed, MP Konstantin Zatulin said that such a measure was necessary. In early 2023, Andrei Kolesnik put forward an initiative on the death penalty for treason "for those who criticize Russia abroad." Later, Andrei Gurulev also supported the idea of applying the death penalty against "internal enemies of the country".
