On the death penalty Poland is a lone voice within the EU. If in the rest of the Old Continent the use of the scaffold is now a thing of the past, in Warsaw it continues to be very topical. According to recent surveys conducted by the National Center for Public Opinion, in fact, 61% of Poles support its reintroduction. This figure is striking, but not surprising if one considers that its abolition from the Criminal Code happened just 14 years ago. What matters most is that the charm of this extreme remedy not only affects the citizens, but also the political leadership. Although Poland is a member of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and has voted in favor of the moratorium within the United Nations, in fact, it is about to be presented in Parliament – moreover, for the second time since 1997 – a proposal bill to reintroduce the death penalty. That, should it be again rejected, according to the party that brought it forward, will be quickly turned into a popular referendum. A eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth yet very anachronistic policy, that however, given the growing sense of insecurity, is likely to encounter quite a lot of support among certain segments of the population.
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