The religious bit he tacked on was a nice touch.
"I've decided that we will be going ahead with the plan to tie this man to a chair and shoot him. May God have mercy on his soul".
On the other hand, aren't they not supposed to do this? This is a state official making literally "life and death" judgements, and he's proudly, publicly declaring that his own personal superstitions were part of the decision process.
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