United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon has regretted the execution of Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah that took place on Thursday. He also urged all sides to exercise restraint and avoid violence. “The Secretary-General regrets that this execution took place,” Martin Nesirky, spokesperson of Ban Ki-moon told a regular press briefing in New York on Friday when asked about the execution of Abdul Quader Mollah. “He had discouraged this action, both given its potential to incite violence, particularly in this sensitive time prior to the elections, as well as the United Nations’ firm position, which is to oppose the imposition of the death penalty under any circumstances, even for the most serious international crimes,” he said. The Secretary-General also encourages the growing trend towards a phasing out of the death penalty, said the spokesperson.
The Secretary-General calls on all sides to exercise restraint and refrain from violence, he added.
-With The Independent input
