Amnesty International reported that 123 people were executed for drug trafficking in Turkmenistan during 1996, while the authorities published no official execution statistics.[1] The organisation called for complete abolition of the death penalty.[1] A nationwide moratorium followed in January 1999, barring courts from imposing death sentences.[2]
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References
- Amnesty International — Report 1997, TurkmenistanSection reviewing 1996: reports of 123 executions for drug trafficking; no official execution statistics published
- Turkmenistan Parliament — application of the death-penalty moratoriumLaw of 6 January 1999, paragraphs 1–4; courts barred from imposing death from 1 January 1999
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