“We urge Belarus to abolish the death penalty or at least introduce a moratorium. Death is not justice, ”Hoeltgen wrote on Twitter.
On December 19, it was reported that a death sentence was executed in Belarus against the murderer of two women, Alexander Osipovich.
In January 2019, a court sentenced a resident of Bobruisk to an exceptional sentence for the murder of two women 26 and 27 years old, committed with particular cruelty.