I am appalled that a human being was executed in Pakistan yesterday. There was a moratorium on the death penalty in Pakistan for four years.
I call on the Pakistan Government to reinstate the moratorium, thus preventing further executions. Furthermore, I urge Pakistan to remove the death penalty from its penal code once and for all. The death penalty is an anachronism in the 21st century!
We are adamantly opposed to the death penalty and will continue to campaign with our European partners for its worldwide abolition.