The self-proclaimed state of Abkhazia, which is claimed by Georgia, still retains the death penalty for wartime treason, but it has been under moratorium since 2007. Germany 1949 (West Germany) 1981 (East Germany) 1949 (West Germany) 1987 (East Germany) Prohibited in West Germany by the Basic Law since 1949. US military authorities carried out an execution on West German territory in 1956.