Death row inmate transferred...Is there a possibility that he will be executed for the first time in 26 years? = Korea

South Korea's Ministry of Justice has transferred a death row inmate serving a long term for committing a heinous crime to the Seoul Detention Center, where executions can be carried out, and there is a lot of interest in whether the execution will become a reality for the first time in 26 years.
According to the Ministry of Justice on the 4th, the Bureau of Corrections recently transferred unexecuted death row inmates Yoo Young-cheol and Jung Hyung-gu from Daegu Detention Center to Seoul Detention Center. Yoo Young Chul is a woman
Jung Hyung-gu, who was suspected of serially murdering 21 people, including women, was sentenced to death and was imprisoned in the Daegu Detention Center for allegedly shooting a newlywed couple to death with a hunting rifle because they had overtaken his car. Seoul
Kang Ho-soon, Jung Doo-young, and others are being held as unexecuted death row inmates at the detention center. Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon, who has the right to carry out the death penalty, inspects death penalty facilities when death row inmates are released from prison.
He is said to have given instructions. The prevailing opinion in legal circles is that the possibility of execution is low. Recently, there has been a spate of violent crimes such as indiscriminate weapons attacks at Sinrim-dong and Seohyeon Station, and the government has created a sense of tension among criminals.
It appears that he inspected the death penalty facility with the intention of carrying out the investigation. It is said that consideration must be given to the relationship between the country that carried out the death penalty and the international community, including the European Union (EU), which refuses diplomatic and economic cooperation.
There are also claims. In fact, in July, at a plenary session of the National Assembly's Law and Judiciary Committee, Minister Han expressed his cautious stance on the execution, saying, ``There is a risk of severing diplomatic relations with the European Union when the death penalty is carried out.''
However, some argue that enforceability cannot be completely ruled out. Professor Han Sang-hee of Konkuk University Graduate School of Law said, ``For now, we should focus on strong crimes.''
The purpose of the decision may be to warn others, but ultimately it appears to have been done with enforceability in mind." Professor Lee Chang-hyun of the Korea University of Foreign Studies Graduate School of Law also said, ``Ensuring the effectiveness of the law is the key to ensuring the effectiveness of the law.
It is possible that the death penalty could be carried out at the end of the year in the future." Although South Korea has the death penalty, it has not carried out any executions since December 1997, and is classified as a country that has effectively abolished the death penalty. current
Currently, there are 59 unsentenced inmates who have not been executed, including many criminals who have committed brutal crimes such as serial killings and mass shootings. Last year, Gallup Korea conducted a
According to an opinion poll, 77.3% of the people answered that the death penalty must be maintained, and of these, 95.5% said that the death penalty should be carried out for violent criminals.
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