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KMT insisting on caning, planning to propose bill

Summary by Taipei Times
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) plans to propose amendments to the Criminal Code to allow caning as a punishment for certain crimes, after a proposed caning referendum was vetoed by the Central Election Commission (CEC) last month, KMT Legislator Hung Meng-kai (洪孟楷) said yesterday.The party is p

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The Kuomintang (KMT) caucus plans to propose amendments to the law to add "compulsory caning" to serious crimes. The Executive Yuan stated on the 1st that most countries believe caning violates human dignity and risks violating the implementation laws of the two covenants, requiring careful discussion. The Ministry of Justice stated that it has already increased the severity of punishments for serious crimes, and the draft amendment to the Crimi…

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Taipei Times broke the news in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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