Constitutional Court rules penalty for selling Category 1 narcotics too heavy
08/11/2023 09:31 PM
Taiwan's Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that the current law that indiscriminately penalizes people who sell Category 1 narcotics with a maximum sentence of death or life imprisonment is partially unconstitutional given that there are cases where offenses were extremely minor.
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