South Korea death penalty abolition set back by Constitutional Court ruling

Thursday, 25 February, 2010 In a five to four ruling, the Court stated that capital punishment did not violate "human dignity and worth" protected in the Constitution. Amnesty International said it was deeply disappointed by the South Korean Constitutional Court's decision to uphold the death penalty on Thursday.In a five to four ruling, the Constitutional Court stated that capital punishment did not violate "human dignity and worth" protected in the Constitution."This is a major setback for South Korea and runs counter to the current abolitionist trend in the country, which has not executed…

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