Hwaseong serial murder case rekindles debate over death penalty in South Korea
Seoul: For Chang Seong-hwan, the fact that his wife became the victim of a murder eight years ago is still a deep emotional wound that cannot be healed with the passage of time. Attending a hearing on the death penalty arranged by the national human rights watchdog in May, Chang stressed the need to retain […]
Sri Lankan president berates opposition to death penalty
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has continued his verbal attack on those whom he considered as obstructing initiatives to make the country safer by opposing the enactment of tougher laws. “Certain segments who did not heed to the concerns of society to formulate stronger and tougher laws to eradicate terrorism in the aftermath of […]
[Indonesia Report] Indonesian President grants clemency to drug-related convicts
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Drugs convict, Schapelle Corby, an Australian, has been once again granted clemency by Indonesian Authority. Earlier, Indonesian President granted 5 years clemency to her 20 years prison term on May 15, 2012. This August, Indonesian authority granted 6 months remission to her sentence, making her eligible to apply for a parole. The remission was given on the occasion of the Indonesia […]
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