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Capital punishment in South Korea

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in South Korea. As of August 2023, there were 59 people on death row in South Korea.[1] The method of execution is hanging.

However, there has been an informal moratorium on executions since President Kim Dae-jung took office in 1998. There have been no executions in the country since December 1997.

  1. ^ Yoon, Min-sik (30 August 2023). "23 executions in 1997, followed by a hiatus that continues to this day". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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