Strict controls on death penalty
Source: Xinhua |
October 10, 2012, Wednesday
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CHINA retains the death penalty, but strictly controls and prudently applies it, the white paper says.
China's Criminal Law stipulates that the death penalty shall only be applied to criminals who have committed extremely serious crimes, and has very strict stipulations on its application.
In 2011, an amendment to the Criminal Law eliminated the death penalty for 13 economy-related non-violent offences, accounting for 19.1 percent of the total death penalty charges.
The amendment also stipulated that the death penalty should generally not be used for people older than 75 at the time of their trial.
"The death penalty bears directly on the citizen's right to life, so it must be applied in a very prudent manner," the white paper says, noting that only the Supreme People's Court had the right to approve such a penalty.
China's Criminal Law stipulates that the death penalty shall only be applied to criminals who have committed extremely serious crimes, and has very strict stipulations on its application.
In 2011, an amendment to the Criminal Law eliminated the death penalty for 13 economy-related non-violent offences, accounting for 19.1 percent of the total death penalty charges.
The amendment also stipulated that the death penalty should generally not be used for people older than 75 at the time of their trial.
"The death penalty bears directly on the citizen's right to life, so it must be applied in a very prudent manner," the white paper says, noting that only the Supreme People's Court had the right to approve such a penalty.
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