Use of the death penalty set to be reduced
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="revising">revising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> 13 <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>, <span word="Zang">Zang</span> <span word="Tiewei">Tiewei</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Legislative">Legislative</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revision">revision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>.</p><p><span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="Hui">Hui</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="NPC">NPC</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span>, <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="abolishing">abolishing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="Violence">Violence</span> <span word="poses">poses</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="offenses">offenses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="violations">violations</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="property">property</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Jiangxi">Jiangxi</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span>.</p><p><span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Zongxian">Zongxian</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Normal">Normal</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="deterrence">deterrence</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="swindlers">swindlers</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="qualifications">qualifications</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="business">business</span>," <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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