Vietnam scraps death penalty for crimes including bribery, rape

Published: 02/07/2009 05:00

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Vietnam removed the death penalty for eight crimes including bribery, drug use and rape as part of a revision of the nation’s criminal code, the government said.

Other crimes that no longer carry the death penalty include producing, storing and circulating counterfeit money, checks and government bonds; hijacking of planes or ships; fraud; smuggling; and the destruction of military equipment, the government said in a statement late Thursday.

The move was aimed at making sentences more humane, the government said. Crimes that are still punishable by death include murder and the production of fake drugs.

Source: Bloomberg

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