13/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - EU denounces confirmation of death sentence. On Tuesday 12 April, the European Union condemned the use of the death penalty, despite the fact that the Supreme Court of Belarus had recently confirmed the death sentence against Mr Henadz Yakavitski. The latter was found guilty of the murder "with extreme cruelty" on 5 January 2016 (see EUROPE 11467) of his mistress in July the previous year. The Spokesperson for the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs...