Back Pena capital en Corea del Sur Spanish 韓国における死刑 Japanese 대한민국의 사형제 Korean വധശിക്ഷ ദക്ഷിണ കൊറിയയിൽ Malayalam Pena de morte na Coreia do Sul Portuguese Смертная казнь в Республике Корея Russian 大韓民國死刑制度 Chinese
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in South Korea. As of August 2023, there were 59 people on death row in South Korea.[1] The method of execution is hanging.
However, there has been an informal moratorium on executions since President Kim Dae-jung took office in 1998. There have been no executions in the country since December 1997.
- ^ Yoon, Min-sik (30 August 2023). "23 executions in 1997, followed by a hiatus that continues to this day". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2024.