Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice, died on February 9 at the age of 95. In 2021, during the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in France, the politician was the exceptional guest of Jean-Pierre Elkabbach on Europe 1.
He took stock of the progress of fundamental rights in France and criticized the progression of pro-death penalty ideas in France. “The death penalty has always been the prerogative or expression of dictatorships,” Robert Badinter declared.