Friday, December 6, 2013

Only 9.7% are not afraid of judicial error

33% of Belarusians believe that the death penalty in the country does not
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On the eve of the World Day Against the Death Penalty in Minsk presented a case study "Crime and Punishment eyes of society" from a Moscow office "Penal Reform International," msbte the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, "Christian social service." Were interviewed msbte 1110 people in various regions of different ages. As it turned out, a third of the population of Belarus is convinced that the death penalty is abolished in the country for a long time. Researchers immediately warned that the people did not put in any frame that assessment to democracy, political beliefs. Regional director of the Moscow msbte office of "Penal Reform International" Victoria Sergeeva says: "It was important to talk to ordinary people in different regions and to hear their opinions. I have not evaluated msbte the results of the study in terms of democratic countries, undemocratic. It was not our first task. " Researchers amazed that 33% of Belarusians have incorrect knowledge about whether there is in the country and whether the death penalty continues msbte to Victoria Sergeeva: "About 10% were convinced that the death penalty is abolished in the country msbte for a long time, 7% said they have many years are not punished by death, 5.5% were convinced that there is a moratorium, and 10% could not do anything about it to say. " At the same time, 36.2% of respondents believe that the death penalty should be left in its current borders, 16.6 in favor of the urgent abolition 12.4% - for a moratorium, and 15.5% believe that it is necessary to gradually go abolition of the death penalty. That is, if summarize, we have approximately msbte 46.2% of the supporters of the death penalty, and 44.5% - opponents. Obtained parity. As for the alternative to capital punishment, the majority of respondents - 53.7% - believe a life sentence appropriate measure. Lawyer, sociologist Sergei msbte Shymavalos draws attention to the different attitudes msbte to death among young people and the elderly: "Young people are traditionally more opponents of the death penalty, among people aged pensioners - more supporters. That is among the young - only 30% of supporters, but among the elderly - 42.35%. " A very important argument of opponents of the death penalty - is the danger of miscarriage of justice. Project managers are very amazed at the number of people in Belarus who are afraid of miscarriages of justice, msbte says Sergei Shymavalos:
Only 9.7% are not afraid of judicial error "If you put the question, which is worse: msbte to condemn the innocent or let the guilty msbte escape punishment, it turns out this picture: 73%, three-quarters of people in Belarus, it is important to consider, mainly. Only 9.7% are not afraid of miscarriages of justice. " The study is very thorough, almost 100 pages. Opinion Project Coordinator of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Hlashchankovay msbte Julia: "The main conclusion of this study - that we can not share those Belarusians who favor the death penalty and those who are against. Because a very large percentage of people - for so-called "safety cushion" in the form of a moratorium. " And one interesting conclusion researchers. Abolition of the death penalty - one of the conditions for the adoption of Belarus to the Council of Europe. But, as argued

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