Death penalty an affront to our humanity
Katie Wood; 10/9/08
Today, in Vietnam, Tang Thi Ba, a 52-year-old former post office treasurer, is facing the death penalty. She was sentenced to death in May on charges of embezzlement. It is likely she will be executed by a five-person firing squad, possibly in public. Her family will not be informed beforehand. Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and works for its abolition in all countries, in all cases. The Australian Government has a policy of opposition to the death penalty. However, it intervenes on behalf of some individuals who face the death penalty but not others. As the final legal manoeuvres play out for the Bali bombers in Indonesia, recent comments by the Prime Minister and the Attorney-General have again plunged Australia’s position on the death penalty into ambiguity.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/death-penalty-an-affront-to-our-humanity-20081009-4xit.html
Tags: Capital Punishment, Vietnam