Poland's conservative premier in favor of death penalty | Federal News Network

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Poland abolished the death penalty in 1997, as it was shedding some communist-era regulations and preparing to join the EU.
40% : Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has surprisingly spoken in favor of the death penalty and admitted he doesn't share the view of the Roman Catholic Church on the matter.
39% :Asked by an apparent critic if the death penalty could stop his government from doing more harm to society, Morawiecki said it was a sharp question, but went on to answer it.
39% : In 2013, Poland ratified a protocol of the European Convention of Human Rights that totally abolishes capital punishment.
34% : It seemed to be an isolated view among leaders within the 27-member European Union, which doesn't have capital punishment.
32% : "In my opinion, the death penalty should be admissible for the heaviest crimes," Morawiecki said, stressing that "I do not agree on the matter with the teaching of the church, because I am a supporter of the death penalty."

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