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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10163

19 June 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/libya
Libya criticised over death penalty

Strasbourg, 18/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament, in a resolution adopted in plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday 17 June, condemns the reported execution of 18 people in Benghazi, Libya on 30 May. The 18 included nationals of Chad, Egypt and Nigeria, and had been convicted of premeditated murder. The Parliament resolution reiterates its opposition to the death penalty “in all cases and under all circumstances” and presses the Libyan authorities to make progress...

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