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Capital punishment in Armenia
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Capital punishment in Armenia was a method of punishment that was implemented within Armenia's Criminal Code and Constitution until its eventual relinquishment in the 2003 modifications made to the Constitution.[1] Capital punishment's origin in Armenia is unknown, yet it remained present in the Armenia Criminal Code of 1961, which was enforced and applied until 1999.[2] Capital punishment was incorporated into Armenian legislation and effectuated for capital crimes, which were crimes that were classified to be punishable by death, including treason, espionage, first-degree murder, acts of terrorism and grave military crimes.[3]
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The last publicly known use of capital punishment in Armenia was in 1991, when the execution was carried out of through a single bullet shot to the head.[4] After this, the death penalty was put on a moratorium and came under heavy criticism from both nations[5] and international organisations.[4]