Capital punishment in Latvia
Latvia was the last European Union country to retain capital punishment for murder, but only for wartime murder. Latvia regained independence in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union. Subsequently, the death penalty in civilian cases was reserved for murder and the only method of execution, as during Soviet times, was shooting with a single bullet to the back of the head. The last executions took place in January 1996. In October 1996, President Guntis Ulmanis claimed that he would commute any death sentence to a term of imprisonment.
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Capital punishment in Latvia
Latvia was the last European Union country to retain capital punishment for murder, but only for wartime murder. Latvia regained independence in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union. Subsequently, the death penalty in civilian cases was reserved for murder and the only method of execution, as during Soviet times, was shooting with a single bullet to the back of the head. The last executions took place in January 1996. In October 1996, President Guntis Ulmanis claimed that he would commute any death sentence to a term of imprisonment.
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