During the six months since she took office, Justice Minister Keiko Chiba, a former member of the federation of Diet members promoting abolition of the death penalty, has ordered no executions.
The last execution was carried out in July under former Justice Minister Eisuke Mori. The country currently has a total of 109 death-row prisoners. The highest number of death-row inmates as of year-end was 107 at the end of 2007. (Yomiuri)
No executions carried out under Chiba’s watch
Wed, Mar 17, 2010
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