According to a Gallup survey conducted in December,...
According to a Gallup survey conducted in December, 43% of South Koreans oppose the death penalty (50% were in favour), up from just 20% in 1994
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According to a Gallup survey conducted in December, 43% of South Koreans oppose the death penalty (50% were in favour), up from just 20% in 1994. That change is in keeping with a remarkable world-wide trend against state executions over the past decade.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Asia Intelligence Wire, Asiaweek, 18/02/2000)
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