Executives of the Putin regime discuss the return of the death penalty in the country. Since the attack in Moscow on Friday evening, several executives close to Vladimir Putin have increased calls for the lifting of the moratorium.
The death penalty is no longer applied in Russia since the commitment made by this country in 1996 when it joined the Council of Europe. However, it was never officially abolished even though when the moratorium expired, the constitutional court considered that the application of the penalty had become impossible. Russia is often accused of silencing its opposition by other means.