Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] The Parliament of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) lifted on Friday the moratorium on executions of death sentences. This was reported by the press service of the People's Council of the Republic.
“The People’s Council of the Donetsk People’s Republic lifted the moratorium on the execution of death sentences,” the parliament’s Telegram channel said in a statement. This legal norm will come into force after the publication of the DPR law “On Amendments to Article 202 of the Penal Code of the Donetsk People’s Republic”, which was adopted on July 8 as part of the regular plenary session of the autumn session of the DPR People’s Council of the 2nd convocation.
As Yelena Shishkina, chairman of the Committee on Criminal and Administrative Legislation, explained in her speech to the parliament on Friday, “the draft law proposes to recognize part 9 of article 202 of the Criminal Executive Code as invalid.” This paragraph stated that the provisions of the code on the execution of the death penalty come into force on January 1, 2025.
“Thus, the provisions of the Penal Code on the execution of the death penalty will be put into effect from the date of the official publication of this law,” Shishkina noted. According to the press service of the parliament, the law on amending article 202 of the DPR Penitentiary Code was adopted by the deputies in two readings as a whole and will come into force from the day it is published on the official website of the People's Council.
Arguing for the need to lift the moratorium on the execution of death sentences, Shishkina noted that "the possibility of the practical application of an exceptional measure of punishment - the death penalty - will serve as a deterrent to the commission of especially serious crimes." The draft law, as she noted, was proposed "in view of the need to protect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and interests of the Donetsk People's Republic in the current military-political situation."
On June 9, a DPR court sentenced British citizens Sean Pinner and Aiden Aslin, as well as Moroccan Brahim Saadoun, to death on charges of participating in hostilities as part of the Ukrainian armed formations as mercenaries. They were taken prisoner in the Donbass. In addition, on July 1, the DPR authorities charged two more mercenaries from the UK.
One day in Russia this will be cancelled.
A couple of mercenaries would be nice to bring to a logical conclusion.\