Overcoming family tragedy, attorney urges death penalty abolition in court debate
04/23/2024 10:17 PM
Taiwan's constitutional court debated the death penalty on Tuesday, with one attorney representing death row convicts sharing a personal story to call for an end to state retribution, while Ministry of Justice officials maintained that capital punishment does not violate the right to existence.
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