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Article: Lethal Injection to Be Used Nationwide for Capital Punishment in
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- September 13, 2001
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China: Top Judge
KUNMING, September 13 (Xinhua) -- Courts across China have
beenurged by the country's supreme court to use lethal injections
for executions in capital punishment cases.
Addressing a national meeting Thursday on the issue of using
lethal injections, Liu Jiachen, vice-president of Supreme
People'sCourt, called on local courts to switch to the chemical
method of execution as soon as possible.
Liu said the move was designed to carry out capital punishmentin
a "more humane and scientific way."
Liu said all capital cities and other major cities should begin
the practice by the end of this year.
He urged leading officials of courts at various levels to make
sure the ...