12 July 2005 :

Belarussian deputy presidential chief of staff Natalya Petkevich said the death sentence might be annulled in Belarus via a national referendum.
"Most of our citizens voiced their opposition to the annulment of capital punishment in a national referendum and we adhere to this decision. But when certain socio-economic, mostly social, conditions are created, the annulment of capital punishment might be considered," Petkevich told a news conference in Minsk.