death_penalty_new.qxd 02-08-27 12:57 Page 43 MOLDOVA 4.12 MOLDOVA150 RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS International Instruments Signed Ratified Article 6 of the ICCPR Yes Yes Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR No No Article 37 (a) of the CRC Yes Yes Protocol No.6 to the ECHR Yes Yes Protocol No.13 to the ECHR Yes No LEGAL FRAMEWORK Status: Abolitionist (except for Transdniestria) Moldova abolished the death penalty for crimes committed in peacetime and in wartime in 1995. The death penalty has been retained in the internationally unrecognized separatist entity of Transdniestria. TRANSDNIESTRIA Status: De facto abolitionist Scope: The death penalty is a legal punishment for crimes committed in peacetime and in wartime. Under the new de facto Criminal Code of Transdniestria, the death penalty is envisaged for especially grave offences against life151. The death penalty is envisaged for six crimes. These are murder, attempt to murder 150 151 This entry was written with the assistance of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The Delegation of Moldova to the OSCE did not complete our questionnaire on the death penalty. Article 58(1) of the Criminal Code of Transdniestria, 15 May 2002. 43