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Submitted by ctv_en_8 on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 10:10
Capital sentences are still needed in Vietnam’s criminal code to cope with certain extremely dangerous crimes, said law experts at a workshop held by German’s KAS Institute and Vietnam’s Institute of State and Law in Hanoi on October 23.

The workshop discussed the limited application of capital sentences to some crimes in Vietnam in comparison with other countries while examining the possibility of abolishing the punishment.

92 countries across the world have abolished the death penalty in all circumstances, with 10 others ceasing to apply it to non-war crimes, according to Amnesty International.

However, experts said, the experiences of some countries at the same developmental level as Vietnam indicate that a premature absolute abolition of the death penalty may lead to an increase of certain crimes as potential criminals would not be deterred by the most severe punishment.

They agreed that the abolition of the death penalty should follow a road map with specific steps depending on certain social conditions.

A number of them disagreed with the proposal that Vietnam’s 1999 criminal code be revised to cease applying the death penalty to organizers of illegal drug use, producers and traders of fake foods and medicines, and certain drug-related offenders and corrupt offcials.

They argued that abolishing the death penalty for those particularly dangerous crimes will undermine the state and society’s efforts to deal with the worst law breakers.

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