Does South Korea have the death penalty

Does South Korea have the death penalty

Q: Does South Korea have the death penalty

A: South Korea has not officially abolished the death penalty in law , but it has not carried out executions in practice for a long time, so it is included in the group of countries that have abolished the death penalty in practice.

South Korea's criminal code still maintains a capital punishment clause, which stipulates that the death penalty can be carried out by hanging (for common murder) or by shooting (where military law applies). However, it has been a long time since the execution of 23 convicts in December 1997. Although the Sentencing Committee of the Supreme Court of South Korea continues to improve the sentencing standards for homicide, the South Korean government has not officially announced the abolition of the death penalty.

Therefore, although the death penalty is still in law in South Korea, it is no longer in name. Dozens of people have been sentenced to death in South Korea, but remain in custody pending execution. At the same time, there are calls for the abolition of the death penalty in the international community and in South Korea, and the South Korean Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty does not violate the country's constitution, but there is unprecedented public pressure to restore the death penalty system in South Korea.