Matvienko has opposed the imposition of the death penalty for terrorism - FreeNews English

MOSCOW, November 20. The Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko is confident that life imprisonment is a sufficiently weighty punishment for terrorists.

“I’m against the death penalty, I think life imprisonment is even more rigorous and severe than to deprive a person of life,” – said Matvienko in interview to TV channel “Russia 24”.

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“Life sentence still leaves the slightest chance – and suddenly a mistake, made the wrong decision. And such cases in the world practice there is” – she explained his position.

“So I’m to be accepted by courts the most stringent measures within the framework of our legislation, and no concessions to terrorists should not be”, – has concluded Matvienko.

Held on 20 November a joint meeting of representatives of the State Duma and the Federation Council, the leader “Fair Russia” Sergey Mironov has suggested to return the death penalty for terrorists and their accomplices.

On proposals to amend the Constitution to deprive terrorists of citizenship

Valentina Matviyenko sees no need to change the Constitution of the Russian Federation, to be able to revoke the citizenship of convicted terrorists. “Such proposals were voiced, but they are contrary to our Constitution. The citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deprived of citizenship”, – said the speaker of the Federation Council.

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Matvienko acknowledged that “the question is like this, it needs to be discussed”, but stressed that “it can be implemented… only on the condition of amending the Constitution”. “What I didn’t do,” said the speaker.

She noted that French President Francois Hollande has proposed to revoke the citizenship of only those terrorists who have two passports.

The proposal on depriving terrorists of Russian citizenship was also expressed during the joint meeting of the state Duma and the Federation Council from a few parliamentarians. So, the leader “Fair Russia” Sergei Mironov believes that Russia should “go the way of France and to deprive of citizenship those who were on the side of “Islamic state” (banned in Russia as a terrorist organization)”. The head of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Ozerov told about the suggestions made by the participants of the visiting meeting of the Committee in Ingushetia, that “Russian citizens travelling abroad to participate in terrorist operations, were deprived of citizenship, and their relatives received a ban on leaving the country.”

However, experts on constitutional law explained that this would require amendment of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. “No, (the deprivation of nationality) is contrary to the Constitution,” said, in particular, the head of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation and state construction Andrey Klishas in response to the question, whether the adoption of such measures as punishment for terrorism.

On the establishment of the Tribunal for condemning the crimes of terrorism

According to Matvienko, the international Tribunal for conviction of the crime of terrorism shall be established on the basis of the decision of the UN security Council.

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The speaker believes that the Tribunal must be “established by a number of countries,” and it “must be a decision of the UN Security Council to give effect to the Institute.” Matvienko believes that the Tribunal itself may act “on the basis of the UN”.

Earlier in the day the head of the upper chamber took the initiative to establish an international Tribunal to condemn the crimes of terrorism. “Together with our partners, we must work towards the establishment of an international Tribunal to severely punish terrorists and their accomplices who committed heinous crimes against humanity,” – said Valentina Matvienko.

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