DEATH SENTENCE
ABOLITION IN RUSSIA (Rec. 11.15) MOSCOW, May 26. The Supreme ' Soviet issued a decree abolishing the death sentence in peacetime as from to-day. The abolition of the death sentence means that for death sentences not yet carried out and punishment for crimes previously meriting the death sentence, alternative punishment of confinement in forced labour camps for 25 years will be adopted. The decree stated: “Peace can be considered secure for a long time in spite of attempts by aggressive elements to provoke war. Therefore the Supreme Soviet, meeting the wishes of trade unions’ workers and employers, considers the use of the death sentence in peacetime no longer a necessity.” , '
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 191, 27 May 1947, Page 3
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111DEATH SENTENCE Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 191, 27 May 1947, Page 3
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