Justice minister defends stance on executions 2010/03/10 20:04:28
Taipei, March 10 (CNA) Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng reaffirmed Wednesday her stance that there will be no executions of death row inmates carried out during her tenure, saying that the Constitution protects the right to life.
In a rare article issued late Tuesday, Wang said the abolition of capital punishment should not be just a future policy goal but should be something actually carried out in practice.
Reaffirming her promise that there will be no executions while she is serving her term, Wang said she would rather step down than give a green light for the nation to take someone's life.
Singer slams abolishing death penalty China Post, Feb 2, 2010
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Ministry of Justice will continue the policy of gradually phasing out capital punishment despite the overwhelming popular opposition to the abolition of the death penalty in Taiwan, according to Minister of Justice, Wang Ching-feng.
Minister Wang announced the government policy at a meeting with reporters yesterday.
Capital punishment to be abolished gradually: Wang By Shelley Huang, STAFF REPORTER Taipei Times, Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, Page 3
Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng (王清峰) said yesterday the ministry would take gradual steps toward abolishing the death penalty, but denied reports saying it would be done by November next year.
Death penalty abolished only after public consensus: Justice Minister "A majority of people in Taiwan oppose the policy, but international data shows that the existence of the death penalty and the level of crime in a country were unrelated".
