Bloc criticises island for ‘cruel and inhumane punishment, which fails to act as a deterrent’

Date: 01 September, 2018
By: SCMP staff

Lee Hung-chi was executed by firing squad on Friday despite calls from rights groups to abolish the death penalty.

In a statement released after the execution, the EU said it was “unequivocally opposed to the use of capital punishment”.

“It is a cruel and inhumane punishment, which fails to act as a deterrent and represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity,” the statement said.

It added that the EU “looks to the Taiwanese authorities to immediately reintroduce a moratorium on the death penalty”.    [FULL  STORY]