Taiwan upholds death penalty but limits use to "exceptional" cases
Taiwan is retaining the death penalty, but the top court has imposed restrictions on its implementation. Taiwan has carried out 35 executions since a moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in 2010. Campaigners against the death penalty have long argued that the practice is an inhumane method of punishment. CNA's Victoria Jen has more.
Taiwan is retaining the death penalty, but the top court has imposed restrictions on its implementation. Taiwan has carried out 35 executions since a moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in 2010. Campaigners against the death penalty have long argued that the practice is an inhumane method of punishment. CNA's Victoria Jen has more.