In Japan, for the first time since 2022, a criminal was executed
In Japan, for the first time since 2022, a serial offender was executed. This was reported on June 27 by the NHK TV channel.
It is specified that a serial killer who killed nine people by luring them to his apartment was sentenced to death. He was also convicted of robbery and sexual abuse of his victims.
"This is the first execution of a death sentence since July 2022," the article says.
In addition, this is also the first such punishment, the execution order of which was signed by the Minister of Justice in the government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, she added.Газета.Ru ".
The Guardian newspaper reported on April 8 that the number of executions in the world has reached a ten-year high after a sharp increase in their number in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. It was noted that 1,518 people were executed worldwide last year, which is 32% more than in 2023.
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