South Korea

Capital Punishment Status
Abolitionist de facto
On Death Row
60
Foreign Nationals
0
Last execution
1997
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South Korea retains the death penalty but is currently abolitionist de facto.

Where data is available, you can click on the button to read our latest report on the death penalty for foreign nationals in South Korea and scroll down for country-specific charts.

Death penalty crimes

  • Child Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Economic Crimes
  • Espionage
  • Kidnapping
  • Murder
  • Piracy
  • Rape
  • Robbery
  • Terrorism
  • Treason

Mandatory death penalty crimes

  • None

Main nationalities of foreign nationals sentenced to death

Gender of foreign nationals sentenced to death

2

Male

0

Female

Top crimes for which foreign nationals sentenced to death

Main occupations of foreign nationals sentenced to death

Main regions of origin of foreign nationals sentenced to death

Status of foreign nationals sentenced to death

Additional Resources

Country Report: Foreign Nationals in Sri Lanka

Preview
University of Oxford
Author/Editor
Death Penalty Research Unit
Date of Publication
2022
Resources

Country Report: Foreign Nationals in Singapore

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University of Oxford
Author/Editor
Death Penalty Research Unit
Date of Publication
2023
Resources

Country Report: Foreign Nationals in Kuwait

Preview
University of Oxford
Author/Editor
Death Penalty Research Unit
Date of Publication
2022
Resources

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