Capital punishment in Andorra

Pere Areny was the last man to be executed in Andorra. He was 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 ECHR came into force on 1 February 1996.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bondia.ad/societat/es-compleixen-70-anys-de-la-darrera-execucio-al-principat
  2. ↑ "1943: Antoni Areny, the last executed in Andorra". ExecutedToday.com. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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