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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9020
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/iraq

EU opposes application of death penalty

Brussels, 05/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Union adopted a declaration in which it expresses its regret that the death penalty has been applied once more in Iraq. "The European Union was saddened to learn that three Iraqi nationals were executed on 1September 2005 following a judicial process in Iraq. The EU is of the view that the death penalty does not serve as an effective deterrent and any miscarriage of justice, which might arise in any legal system, would be...

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