Chouf MP George Deeb Neameh called on Thursday for "completely abolishing" capital punishment and for examining the true social and economic causes of crime. The MP said that experiences worldwide proved the death penalty did not put an "actual" end to crime, since it treated the crime itself rather than its cause.  "Only social justice leads to economic and psychological stability and decreases aggression and criminal tendencies."  Neameh called for replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment and also urged that there should be a major improvement in prison conditions. He said that prisons should act as rehabilitation centers rather than just places where sentences are served.  He also called for improving the Penal Code in a bid to produce effective measures to protect society other than through the use of the death penalty.  Neameh also urged Beirut to sign the 1991 UN agreement obliging signatory states to abolish the death penalty.