Capital punishment in Lithuania

Capital punishment in Lithuania was abolished for all crimes in 1998.^[1]^[2]

The last execution in the country occurred in July 1995, when Lithuanian Mafia boss Boris Dekanidze was put to death.^[3]

Lithuania is a member of the European Union and the Council of Europe. It has also signed and ratified Protocol no.13.

Lithuania used poison gas as an execution method in 1937-1940, using a gas chamber built in the Kaunas fort.

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Capital punishment in Europe

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