South Korea may abolish death penalty

[dArKeR]

South Korea's ruling Uri Party was seeking Saturday to submit a bill to the National Assembly next month to abolish the death penalty.

The legislation, which is currently being prepared by Rep. Yoo In-tae, will introduce life sentences without commutation to replace capital punishment, the Korea Times reported.

Some party members oppose the abolition of the death penalty because it will result in punishing those on death row in the same way as lifers though the two should be treated differently, a secretary to Yoo said. However, life imprisonment without commutation will stifle arguments like this presented by proponents of the death penalty.

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You must kill or the USA won't give you aid!

[Lithos]

1. This is a good development

Good for the ROK, I hope it passes.

L-

[gottaB]

2. wow, for real

Do you suppose it's virtually a done deal? 152 out of 299 seats. Is there a chance of defections?

Great news if it passes.

[Snow]

3. Oh, those crazy liberals!

That Uri party bunch is just too much, aren't they? Even had a woman under fifty as a cabinet minister, and another Quaker woman as another cabinet minister. And are making nice noises northward. No wonder the US keeps making nasty threats of pulling out troops, closing bases, and so on.