TAIPEI -- Taiwan's top court on Friday ruled to heavily restrict the death penalty, although it did not ban it, in a closely watched decision made under pressure from a conservative opposition that warned against changes.
The court found that mandatory death sentences are unconstitutional, and that use of the penalty should be limited to homicide cases. Chief justice Hsu Tzong-li, one of 12 judges involved in the decision, said the death penalty is only permitted for "the most serious" crimes.
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