Press Release: Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU concerning the resumption of executions in the USA

On 2 May 2008 the Ambassadors of the European Union in Washington appealed to the relevant authorities in the State of Georgia to spare the life of Mr. William Lynd. Most regrettably, clemency appeals in the case of Mr. Lynd were denied and a subsequent appeal hearing before the Georgia Supreme Court also proved unsuccessful. The European Union deeply regrets that Mr. William Lynd was executed in the State of Georgia on 6 May 2008.