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It is proposed to hold a separate referendum on the issue of the death penalty in Belarus. The chairman of the Constitutional Court and Chairman of the Constitutional Commission Pyotr Miklashevich told reporters about this following a discussion with the President of proposals to amend the country’s Basic Law, BelTA has learned.

“The issue was also discussed, which did not find common approaches at the meetings of the Constitutional Commission, related to Article 24 of the Constitution, which provides for the possibility of using the death penalty. which is planned to be held no later than February 2022. – Approx. BelTA). For this purpose, it is necessary to hold a special referendum in the future, “said Pyotr Miklashevich.