Taiwan carries out 1st death sentences in years
Taiwan has carried out a death sentence for the first time since 2005, executing four inmates as a heated debate rages on the island over whether capital punishment should be abolished.
The sentences were carried out Friday, a Justice Ministry statement said, two days after Justice Minister Tseng Yung-fu signed the execution orders. Tseng replaced Wang Ching-feng in March following an outcry from victims' families after Wang said she wanted to see Taiwan's death penalty abolished. (AP)
