Concerning the execution of the death sentence of Saddam Hussein

standpoint 2007-01-15 |

Concerning the execution of the death sentence of Saddam Hussein.

“In the hierarchy of principles informing Hungary’s constitutional system, no value stands higher than that of human life. The right to the absolute values of life and dignity erects barriers even before the penalizing powers of the state. What follows from this constitutional tenet is not just the ban on capital punishment in the Republic of Hungary, but also the country’s obligation to oppose the death penalty as such. Therefore, under no circumstances may Hungary welcome the execution of a death sentence elsewhere, even if that sentence happens to have been just and well-deserved in the private opinion of one of the servants of the Republic.”