DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. MAJORITY FAVOUR DEATH PENALTY FOR ABUSE AGAINST CHILDREN, POLL
many Dominican adults think capital punishment should be considered as an option for a specific crime, according to a poll by Gallup published in Hoy. 67.3 per cent of respondents support the death penalty for people convicted of sexual abuse against chil
many Dominican adults think capital punishment should be considered as an option for a specific crime, according to a poll by Gallup published in Hoy. 67.3 per cent of respondents support the death penalty for people convicted of sexual abuse against children.
Dominican Catholic cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez criticized the position of death penalty advocates, declaring, "We should look into life imprisonment because capital punishment is unjustifiable, in accordance with the opinion of the Pope."
Dominican Catholic cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez criticized the position of death penalty advocates, declaring, "We should look into life imprisonment because capital punishment is unjustifiable, in accordance with the opinion of the Pope."
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- (Sources: Angus Reid Global Scan, 22/04/2006)