South Korean justice minister insists on the need for the death penalty system...``There are criminals who should be kept in isolation forever''

On the 7th, South Korean Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon emphasized the necessity of the death penalty and life sentences without parole, saying, ``I think they have a preventive effect.''
On the same day, Mr. Han attended a review of non-economic sectors by the Special Committee on the Budget and Settlement of the National Assembly, and advocated for the death penalty from Rep. Kim Hee-gon of the ruling party People's Power.
When asked about the matter, he said, ``It's clear that there are criminals who should be kept in isolation forever.``There are people who commit serial murders of 10 people, or who show no signs of remorse while in prison, and in 10 to 20 years... return to society
There is currently no country in the world ruled by law that people can return to." He added, ``Some people have doubts about the preventive effect, but that's because experiments on humans cannot be conducted.However, it is true that the preventive effect is
Ru. It's the same as not getting involved with gangsters even if you're drunk (because you're afraid).'' However, it added, ``When applying the death penalty, judges must make careful decisions.''
I got it. On the 30th of last month, the Cabinet approved a bill to revise the Penal Code that would create a new term of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Under Korean law, those sentenced to life imprisonment are eligible for parole after 20 years.
Ru. However, the proposed amendment would distinguish between ``life sentences with the possibility of parole'' and ``life sentences without the possibility of parole,'' and would require the court to also decide whether parole is possible when sentencing a person to life imprisonment.
Although South Korea has the death penalty, it has not carried out any executions since December 1997, and is considered a "de facto abolitionist country."