Brussels, 26/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - The execution by hanging of four men in Benin prison (south Nigeria) on Tuesday 25 June aroused the outcry and disapproval of High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton on Wednesday 26 June. She calls on the Nigerian authorities to refrain from any further executions.
“I deeply regret the execution of four prisoners yesterday in Edo State, Nigeria. This represents a break of a 7-year moratorium on the death...