Hungary’s Orban Revives Debate on Death Penalty After Murder
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Hungary should have a debate about the introduction of the death penalty, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, echoing the radical nationalist Jobbik party whose popularity has surged at the expense of Orban’s Fidesz.
Hungary should “keep the death penalty on the agenda” as life sentences and the introduction of a “three-strikes” rule are proving to be insufficient deterrents, Orban told a news conference on Tuesday. He was responding to a question about the April 22 murder of a tobacco shop saleswoman, which local media covered extensively.