16/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - EU reiterates its opposition to capital punishment. On 13 September, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton deplored the execution the previous day of 73-year old Kumagi Tokuhisa from Japan, who was condemned to death for murder. While stressing the seriousness of the crime, Ashton recalled that the EU is opposed to capital punishment and wants its abolition. She therefore called again on the Japanese authorities to...