China to Cut Back on Death Penalty

[Article]


Profitez de la lecture automatique avec accent avec un abonnement

China's Supreme Court has ordered judges to refrain from applying the death penalty except in very extreme cases. There have been several cases where people have been wrongly convicted as well as complaints that capital punishment was overused and used arbitrarily. In economic crimes, in particular,...
This article was published Saturday, 15 September, 2007 by AFP
Article complet réservé aux abonnés.
Accédez à l'intégralité de l'article, choisissez un abonnement

Plus d'articles