Abolish the death penalty for 9 crimes

The 2015 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017, will take effect from January 1, 2018, but according to Resolution 144, the following provisions will be applied (for criminals from July 1, 2016). In particular, the death penalty will be abolished for the following 9 crimes:

Illustration

1. Crime of banditry

(This crime has been abolished, therefore, the death penalty for this crime has also been abolished)

2. Crime of robbery (Article 168)

3. Crime of surrendering to the enemy (Article 399)

4. Crime of disobeying orders(Article 394)

5.Crime of destroying important works, facilities and means related to national security (Article 303)

6. Crime of storing, transporting, trading or appropriating precursors used in the illegal production of narcotics (Article 253)

7. Crime of manufacturing and trading in counterfeit food, foodstuffs, and food additives (Article 193)

8. Crime of embezzlement of property (Article 353)

(Abolish the death penalty in cases where, after being sentenced to death, the person proactively returns at least three-quarters of the embezzled or bribed assets and actively cooperates with authorities in detecting, investigating, and handling crimes or making great achievements.)

9. Crime of accepting bribes (Article 354)

(Abolish the death penalty in cases where, after being sentenced to death, the person proactively returns at least three-quarters of the embezzled or bribed assets and actively cooperates with authorities in detecting, investigating, and handling crimes or making great achievements.)

NN