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Death penalty for several crimes abolished by NA

by 28 November 2015 Last updated at 16:51 PM

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Death penalty for several crimes abolished by NA
VTV.vn - With 84 percent of the vote, the National Assembly approved the amended Penal Code on November 27, which abolishes the death penalty for seven crimes.

These crimes include property theft, destroying national security facilities, disobeying orders in the military, surrendering to the enemy while in the military, undermining peace, human rights violations, and war crimes.

Death sentences imposed on corrupt Vietnamese officials will now be commuted to life in prison if they pay back at least 75 percent of their illegal profits.