"Former justice minister Robert Badinter will be inducted into the Panthéon in a solemn ceremony presided by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, October 9th - the 44th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in France. The former Minister of Justice, who died at age 95 on February 9, 2024, will be given the honour of a place in the Panthéon on Thursday . "
"Badinter's name "will have to be inscribed alongside those who have done so much for human progress and for France," French President Emmanuel Macron said when he made the initial announcement. READ ALSO Ashes, skulls and body parts: What's really inside the Paris Pantheon? Robert Badinter was "the Republic made man" and "a force that lives and wrestles life from the hands of death", Macron added. "
Robert Badinter, former justice minister who died aged 95 on February 9, 2024, will be inducted into the Panthéon on October 9, the 44th anniversary of France's abolition of the death penalty. President Emmanuel Macron will preside over a solemn ceremony at 6.30 pm, and the Élysée Palace will broadcast the event on its website. The ceremony is expected to include readings from Badinter's speeches, notably his 1981 denunciation of the death penalty. Badinter was born to a Jewish family from Bessarabia, survived occupied France while his father was deported to Sobibor, and earned law and master's degrees with a focus on ethical issues.
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