Capital punishment in Andorra
Capital punishment in Andorra was abolished in 1990, having last been used in 1943.
Pere Areny was the last man to be executed in Andorra. Originally sentenced to be executed by garrote, he was instead shot by a firing squad for the murder of his brother, Antoni Areny, on 18 October 1943.[1] Capital punishment was abolished in Andorra in 1990[2] and Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights came into force on 1 February 1996.
References
[edit]- ^ "Es compleixen 70 anys de la darrera execució al Principat". BonDia Diari digital d'Andorra. (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "1943: Antoni Areny, the last executed in Andorra". ExecutedToday.com. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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