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Not only did Putin say no such thing, but there is also a moratorium on the death penalty in Russia.
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Putin has said no such thing. Additionally, there is a moratorium on the death penalty in Russia.
Does burning a copy of the Quran earn you the death penalty in Russia? A postcard featuring President Vladimir Putin and the text, “Anyone found guilty of burning the Quran in Russia will be given the death penalty as per the Sharia law,” has been making the rounds on social media.
India Today found that Putin has not given any such statement. Furthermore, there is a moratorium on capital punishment in Russia.
WHAT DID PUTIN SAY?
According to a June 13 report published by TASS, Russia’s state-owned news agency, Putin recently said that if a person is found guilty of burning a copy of the Quran, they will have to serve their sentence in a Muslim region of Russia.
Putin said this after a 19-year-old named Nikita Zhuravel was arrested for allegedly burning a copy of the Quran outside a Mosque in the Russian city of Volgograd. He also reportedly shared a video of the act on a website allegedly controlled by the Ukrainian Army. Per reports, he admitted to the act and said that he was paid by the Ukrainian Special Services to do it.
Following this, thousands of people in Russia’s Muslim-majority republic of Chechnya staged protests. Later, the case was transferred to an investigative committee in the Chechen Republic. Zhuravel will serve his sentence in Chechnya if convicted.
According to the Moscow Times, several lawyers and activists have warned that the decision to transfer Zhuravel's case to Chechen investigators puts him at risk of torture or even death.
NO ONE GETS THE DEATH PENALTY IN RUSSIA
Currently, there is a moratorium on the death penalty in Russia, as per Amnesty International. According to a research paper published by Marquette University, this moratorium came into effect in 1999.
It is important to note there have been demands and efforts to restore the death penalty in Russia, especially in for serious crimes. Responding to such demands, Putin said in December 2022 that the reinstatement of the death penalty would require the constitution to be amended, adding that his stance on the issue had not changed.
Thus, it is clear that the postcard making the rounds on social media is categorically false.
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