High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.

High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes. The death penalty is optional for drug manufacture and trafficking, and, in 1993, Myanmar adopted a law that allows for the death penalty to be imposed for drug offences under certain circumstances. The law permits the execution of 13 year olds but provides suspension of executions or commutation of the death sentence for pregnant women. The right to appeal is guaranteed by law. Myanmar has been under military rule since 1988. The National League for Democracy (NLD) has been forcibly kept out of power by Myanmar's military Junta despite its landslide poll victory in May 1990. No executions have taken place since 1988.