Another death sentence made in Belarus

A 25-year-old youngster who killed a student near her house in Homel in September 2012 has been sentenced to death.

According to the information provided by BelaPAN, Homel regional court made the death sentence on Friday. Alyaksandr H. was considered guilty of an especially cruel murder (there were 102 knife cuts on the student's body). The sentence can be claimed and appealed. According to the psychiatric expertise, the young man is adequate and has no addiction either to drugs or to alcohol. However, he is suffering from the combined personality disorder.

In his final speech, the accused asked forgiveness from his victim's mother Natallia Yemyalyanchykava.

The death sentence made by Homel regional court has become the third one in our country this year. The other day, Hrodna regional court pronounced a death sentence to the 23-year-old Vileika resident for the horrible double murder.

The PACE General Rapporteur on abolition of death penalty Marina Schuster and the PACE Special Rapporteur on the situation in Belarus Andres Herkel expressed their deep concern as for the information about another death sentence made in our country.