Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Taiwan. The list of capital offences, for which the death penalty can be imposed includes murder, treason, drug trafficking, piracy, terrorism, and especially serious cases of robbery, rape, and kidnapping, as well as military offences, such as desertion during war time.

Jan 21, 2025 · Taiwan’s first execution in just under five years would appear to be a cynical abuse of political power. Huang Lin-kai was executed on 16 January 2025, while an appeal was pending before the courts. The Minister of Justice signed his execution warrant only a matter of hours before he was killed by the State, leaving no time for a final visit from his family.

On 16 January, Cheng Ming-chien (鄭銘謙), Taiwan’s Minister of Justice, announced that he had authorized the execution of Huang Linkai, who was convicted of rape and two murders in 2017. On 20 September 2024, the Constitutional Court of Taiwan issued its decision on a challenge on the constitutionality of the death penalty , recognizing ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto moratorium on...

Jan 17, 2025 · The Ministry of Justice yesterday defended its execution of a death row inmate that evening, while human rights groups condemned the move as politically motivated. The death penalty by firing squad was carried out according to the law to "ensure social justice" while taking into account human rights protections, the ministry said.

Jan 16, 2025 · This is the first time that Minister of Justice Cheng Ming-chien (鄭銘謙) has signed an execution order to carry out the death sentence since taking office in May. ... Taiwan’s population last year shrank further and births continued to decline to a yearly low, the Ministry of the Interior announced today. ...

Jan 17, 2025 · TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has carried out its first execution in nearly five years, drawing criticism from rights groups who said the use of capital punishment was a "huge setback" for the island's human rights.

Jan 17, 2025 · The execution of an inmate on Thursday by Taiwan, marking the first death penalty carried out by the island’s authorities in five years, has sparked condemnation from rights groups.

Cheng Ming-chien, Taiwan’s Minister of Justice, announced today that he had authorised the execution of Huang Linkai, who was convicted of rape and two murders in 2017. Last year, Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled the death penalty be imposed only following unanimous judgments which should be disclosed by the prosecution.

Jan 17, 2025 · The execution took place one day after capital punishment was upheld by the Kaohsiung branch of the Taiwan High Court for Liang Yu-chih, who sexually assaulted and murdered a Malaysian student studying in Taiwan in October 2020. The ruling, as well as the execution one day later, is proof that capital punishment is still on the books in Taiwan.