Germany finally abolishes death penalty

Baku. 3 November. REPORT.AZ/ German Federal state of Hessen has approved a law which envisages to remove the death penalty from the Constitution, Report informs citinf the BBC.

That’s because it was abolished countrywide three years later by Germany’s new federal constitution.

While the death penalty has remained on Hesse’s constitution since 1946, in practical terms it has long been outlawed.

To date, the death penalty is not applied in all EU countries.