Morawiecki was heavily criticized for his views
Poland’s conservative Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is in favor of the death penalty, admitting that he does not share the Roman Catholic Church’s view on the matter.
Morawiecki made the comments late Monday during a public meeting with Facebook users who asked him questions and he answered them.
Asked by a critic if the death penalty could prevent his government from doing more harm to society, Morawiecki said it was a pointed question, but went on to give the following answer:
“In my opinion, the death penalty should be acceptable for the most serious crimes,” he said, stressing that “I do not agree with the teaching of the church, because I am a supporter of the death penalty.”
He characterized its abolition as a “premature invention”.
Morawiecki was heavily criticized for his remarks with some opposition MPs commenting that such views are typical of authoritarian rulers.
Poland abolished the death penalty in 1997 as it rejected some communist-era regulations and prepared to join the EU. In 2013, Poland ratified a protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights that completely abolishes the death penalty.
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