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PRESS STATEMENT 038
Spain condemns the passing of the law in the Israeli Parliament on the death penalty in Israel and the occupied territory of the State of Palestine.
Spain categorically rejects the content of this draconian law, which is, by its very nature, discriminatory against the Palestinian population. This discrimination is of the utmost gravity as it enshrines legal inequality between people on an issue that directly affects the fundamental right to life.
Furthermore, it expands the number of offences punishable by the death penalty and removes basic guarantees of due process.
The text also implies the illegal exercise of Israeli jurisdiction in the Occupied Territory belonging to the State of Palestine, which is particularly serious in the case of the application of capital punishment.
Spain reiterates its firm rejection of the death penalty in all cases and circumstances, considering it a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment that has no proven deterrent effect and causes irreparable harm in the event of a miscarriage of justice.
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