TAIPEI, June 5, 2015 (AFP) - Taiwan executed six death-row inmates on Friday after calls for heavier punishments for serious crime were prompted by the death of a girl who had her throat cut at school.
The executions of the six, ordered by Justice minister Luo Ying-shay, were carried out in four prisons on the island, according to a statement read by deputy justice minister Chen Wen-tang at a press conference.
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