Vietnam will begin producing its own
chemical for executing prisoners after factories in the European Union stopped
shipments because of objections there to the death penalty.
Vietnam stopped using firing squads in 2011 because of
concerns it was traumatizing the shooters. Last year, the government said it
was unable to execute 532 on death row because it couldn't source the drugs for
lethal injections.
The Laborer newspaper on Thursday quoted Minister of Public
Security Tran Dai Quang as saying Vietnam will produce its own drug. The report
gave no details.
EU factories are the main supplier of drugs that can be used
in executions. Several American states have also said objections from European
factories were making it hard to find the chemical.
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