CHINA. SUPREME COURT COMMUTED 11.2 PERCENT OF 2005 DEATH SENTENCES
the Chinese Supreme People's Court commuted 11.2 percent of all death sentences submitted to it for review in 2005, state media said.
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the Chinese Supreme People's Court commuted 11.2 percent of all death sentences submitted to it for review in 2005, state media said.
The sentences were changed to either life in prison or death with a two-year reprieve, the Beijing News reported. The latter sentences are routinely commuted to life sentences at the end of the two-year period.
The paper did not provide an absolute figure for the number of death sentences reviewed.
The sentences were changed to either life in prison or death with a two-year reprieve, the Beijing News reported. The latter sentences are routinely commuted to life sentences at the end of the two-year period.
The paper did not provide an absolute figure for the number of death sentences reviewed.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Agence France Presse, 07/01/2005)
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