Poland’s conservative premier in favor of death penalty

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative prime minister has surprisingly spoken in favor of the death penalty and admitted he doesn’t share the view of the Roman Catholic Church on the matter. Premier Mateusz Morawiecki made the comments late Monday during a public question-and-answer session with Facebook users. He was sked if the death penalty could stop his government from doing more harm to the society. Morawiecki said that capital punishment should be allowed for the heaviest crimes but didn’t specify which ones. He called abolition of the death penalty a “premature invention” and said that against the teaching of the church that he’s in favor of capital punishment. Poland abolished the death penalty in 1997.