What will happen to South Korea's death penalty system? There has been no execution since 1997, but this month there is a unique move to transfer death row inmates.

There has been no execution in South Korea for more than 20 years, the last time in 1997. Under these circumstances, according to the Korean media E-Daily, two death row inmates were detained in Daegu in the southeast on the 4th of this month.
From there, he was transferred to Seoul Detention Center. The same media reported, ``There is a lot of interest in whether he will be transferred to Seoul Detention Center, where executions can be carried out, and whether the execution will actually take place for the first time in 26 years.''
Of the 38 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), only three countries maintain the death penalty: Japan, the United States, and South Korea. In Japan, the most recent was in July last year, and in 2008 in Tokyo and Akihabara.
The person responsible for the indiscriminate murder that left 10 people dead and seriously injured 10 people was sentenced to death. Meanwhile, in South Korea, there are currently 59 death row inmates, but in December 1997, under the Kim Young Sam administration,
No executions have been carried out since April, and the country is considered to be a country that has effectively abolished the death penalty. The current administration of Yoon Seo-gyeol has publicly announced its position on the death penalty since taking office as president in May last year.
However, according to the Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo, President Yoon once said in an interview with a current affairs magazine, ``There are some analytical results that show that strong punishment is not proportionate to deterring crimes.''
. However, in an article published in April of this year, the newspaper pointed out, ``You can feel the Yoon administration's concerns regarding the death penalty system.'' ``The Yun administration has shown different positions at home and abroad,'' it said. The Yun administration last year
At the Constitutional Court argument in September, he put the idea of continuation of the death penalty at the forefront, but five months later, at the United Nations General Assembly in December, he voted in favor of a moratorium on executions (effectively abolishing the death penalty). In addition, Korean detective
In an interview with the newspaper, Kim Dae-geun, director of the Institute for Legal Policy Research, said, ``This is a scene that reveals the dilemma faced by the Yun administration regarding the death penalty system.''
According to the aforementioned E-Daily, on the 4th of this month, the South Korean Ministry of Justice (equivalent to the Ministry of Justice) and the Bureau of Corrections announced that the
Two death row inmates were transferred to Seoul Detention Center. One of the men was sentenced to death and is in prison for murdering 21 people and the other for killing a newlywed couple with a hunting rifle. Two people can carry out the death penalty
Since he was transferred to the Seoul Detention Center, attention is growing that this may be a move for execution. In addition, Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon announced that the death penalty will be carried out in conjunction with the transfer of the two people.
He also ordered an inspection of the facility. In South Korea, a series of indiscriminate killings occurred from July to August of this year. In July, an incident occurred near Shinrim subway station in Seoul, and one person was killed.
Death and 3 people injured. Additionally, in August, there was a robbery incident in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, a suburb of Seoul, South Korea, in which one person was killed and 13 others were injured. Relatively safe
The rapid succession of robberies in South Korea, which is said to be a dangerous country, shocked the nation and heightened anxiety. In addition, since the incident, there have been a number of murder teasers online, and the Japanese embassy and Japanese school have been attacked.
I also received an email with instructions such as ``It will be blown up.'' South Korean police temporarily deployed riot police officers and armored vehicles to major densely populated areas across the country, and also stationed police officers in high-traffic areas such as subway stations.
, issued a warning. Due to a series of violent crimes, there are growing calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty, which had been effectively abolished in South Korea.
However, there are voices saying that we must consider our relationship with the international community, including the European Union (EU), which is against the death penalty.
It's going up. According to the aforementioned E-Daily, in July of this year, Minister of Justice Han expressed concern at a plenary session of the National Assembly's Judiciary Committee, saying, ``There is a risk that diplomatic relations with the European Union will be severed when the death penalty is carried out.''
It is said that he took a cautious stance on enforcement. However, according to a survey conducted by Korean public opinion polling company Gallup Korea last year, 77.3% of the people answered that the death penalty system should be maintained.
Of these, 95.5% answered that ``the death penalty should be carried out for violent criminals.'' On the 4th of this month, two death row inmates were transferred from Daegu Detention Center to Seoul Detention Center, where executions can be carried out.
E-Daily said, ``The prevailing opinion in the legal community is that the possibility of execution is low.The government seems to have inspected death penalty facilities in order to create a sense of tension among criminals, as there have been a number of violent crimes recently.''
"I will." On the other hand, the same media pointed out, ``Some people are of the opinion that the possibility of enforcement cannot be completely ruled out.'' On top of that, he said, ``(This transfer of the two death row inmates) is a heinous crime.
"It appears to have been intended as a warning against the government, but it appears to have been intended with the possibility of execution in the end," said Han Sang-hee, a professor at Konkuk University Law School.