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]