In a letter to President Clinton, the French Presidency of the European Union has urged authorities to declare a moratorium on all federal executions. The letter, written by the French Ambassador, Mr. Francois de l'Estang, urged Clinton not to break the de facto moratorium on federal executions and to commute federal death row inmate Juan Raul Garza's sentence to life imprisonment.(French Presidency of the European Union Press Release, 7/27/00)
The letter to President Clinton, as well as other materials concerning the European policy related to the death penalty are available on the Delegation of the European Union's Web site.
